Disqualified drug driver sentenced for hitting cyclist
Drug driver already disqualified from driving sentenced to eight months in prison for hitting cyclist who was thrown eight feet in the air, leaving him with fractured skull and spine
Crawford was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where he was treated for a number of injuries, including fractures to the spine and skull, four broken ribs, a fractured sternum, cheekbone, and clavicle, and a broken ankle. He spent a week in hospital before being discharged on March 5.
When questioned by the police, Casey admitted that he was a heroin user and had used the drug on the morning of the collision. He said that he had momentarily fallen asleep while driving and when he heard the crash, he thought he had collided with a lamppost. When he realised it was actually a cyclist he hit, he claimed he was “afraid of the consqueuences” since he was disqualified from driving.
The defendant’s mitigation lawyer said that her client was remorseful for the consequences of his actions and said he “wished it was him”. She also added that her client had relapsed following the suicide of another brother but since his remand in custody he has been on methadone.
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