Driver left tourist with life-threatening injuries

A man has been jailed after leaving a tourist with life-threatening injuries in a crash.

Muhammad Umair, 30, was driving a Toyota Yaris on the A303 near Bulford in Wiltshire on 23 May when he struck a BMW 1250cc motorcycle.[1]

The rider, a French tourist in his 60s, suffered life-changing injuries.

Umair, from Sandhurst, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving[2] in a hearing last month and was remanded into custody.

He was sentenced to two years imprisonment and given a five-year driving disqualification at Salisbury Crown Court earlier.

The court heard Umair was arrested and charged after dashcam footage captured the incident in full.

It showed how the motorcyclist had been riding in a sensible manner in a line of traffic when Umair pulled straight into his path, leaving him no time to brake and avoid the collision.

References

1. ^ when he struck a BMW 1250cc motorcycle. (www.bbc.co.uk)
2. ^ pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving (www.bbc.co.uk)