Harjinder Saro ran a red light when he struck Marion Johnston in Glasgow’s Pollok on March 10 2021.
A delivery driver who ran over a vulnerable woman and left her paralysed has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
First offender Saro pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to causing Marion a serious injury by dangerous driving. Sheriff Iain Fleming told Saro that he had to “express society’s disapproval” of his behaviour. The court earlier heard that Marion has “learning difficulties” with a mental age of 12 had been shopping. She stopped and waited at a green man before making her way from the pedestrian crossing.
The Fergusons left their car and initially believed that there was debris from the car on the ground.A 999 call was made while Saro initially left the scene and went home. He returned with his son before identifying himself to police as being the driver. Marion was taken to hospital where it was feared that she suffered life threatening injuries.
Mr Docherty added: “Due to her spinal injuries, she is paralysed from the chest down and has no function in her legs. She is a full-time wheelchair user and requires a catheter as her bladder no longer works due to the injures.
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