A motorcyclist rather than a cyclist but still the same problem of a
derisory sentence despite a catalogue of crimes.
Tony
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/4319295.stm
A driver who knocked down a motorcyclist and drove off with the victim's
foot embedded in his car bumper has been jailed for two months.
Peter Dearing, 23, sped off from the crash in Blackburn, Lancashire,
leaving Richard Sholl screaming in agony.
Dearing, of Read, Burnley, rang police after finding the foot in the
bumper of his car, Blackburn magistrates heard.
He admitted driving without due care and attention, failing to stop
after an accident and driving without insurance.
Dearing, a law student, also admitted driving with faulty brakes and
steering, and to driving illegally with a provisional licence, which he
obtained following a previous disqualification.
The court heard Dearing had eight points on his provisional licence when
he crashed into Mr Sholl, 37, last October.
On Friday he was jailed for two months, banned from driving for two
years and ordered to pay £300 compensation.
The court heard that Mr Sholl was riding his Honda along Yew Tree Drive
in Blackburn when Dearing's grey Volvo estate veered into the outside
lane and hit him.
When Dearing drove off, a motorist came to help Mr Sholl, who had to
have his leg amputated.
In a statement to the court, Mr Sholl said: "My left foot is gone forever.
'Heard screaming'
"I am going to be stuck like this through no fault of my own. I feel so
frustrated.
"All this has happened because of a selfish, stupid, illegal driver who
left me alone injured in the road."
Sophie Lorimer, prosecuting, said: "Dearing must have known that this
was a serious injury because he told a policeman he could hear the
screaming."
Paul Schofield, defending, admitted that Dearing had "a poor attitude to
licences and insurance".