 Donna is crushed by some scaffolding after she goes to a building site to pick up Ringo . Earlier in the day , Paul had tampered with the scaffolding platform due to a feud with the site 's owner . Ringo helps Donna to breathe and she is rushed to hospital , where she undergoes surgery to repair a ruptured spleen . Donna and Ringo then reunite and Ringo proposes to her . However , Donna turns him down , before proposing to him herself . Ringo wins a green card to the United States and they decide to bring the wedding forward . Donna meets Ringo 's mother , Prue ( Penny Cook ) and she later discovers Prue and Nick together . The wedding venue has to be changed and Donna 's car breaks down , so Lucas has to drive Donna and Nick to the new venue . They are stopped by the police , but Donna eventually makes it to the ceremony and she and Ringo marry . Following the honeymoon , Donna moves in with the Kennedy family . On their one month anniversary , Ringo is knocked down by Stephanie Scully 's ( Carla Bonner ) motorbike and dies . Donna is devastated and she struggles to accept that he has gone . Donna initially blames Kate for Ringo 's death because he pushed her out of the way . Donna is upset when she misses Ringo 's funeral . Donna is angry when Paul tries to use her to upset Steph at her trial . She later tells the court that Steph should not go to jail as it will not bring Ringo back . Donna receives a letter from a New York design school and Zeke tells her that Ringo applied for a place on her behalf . After initially deciding to stay in Ramsay Street , Donna 's friends manage to convince her to leave by staging a fashion show showcasing her designs . Donna says her goodbyes in the street and she leaves for New York with Nick . 
