Driver jailed after mounting kerb and crashing into grandmother on Christmas Day
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Callum Patrick Darch, 21, of Sutherland Close, Romsey, hit the woman whilst driving with a ‘frosted up windscreen’.
The victim, a 61-year-old woman from Romsey, was walking along the pavement when Darch’s Vauxhall Corsa vehicle mounted the curb and collided with her. He made off without stopping after the incident on Anstey Road in Alton.
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Southampton Crown Court heard Darch also collided with two parked vehicles as he drove away from the scene of the collision.His vehicle was found nearby and he was arrested. During the arrest he was found to be in possession of a knuckle duster and an ASP baton.Darch was charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision, failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver, and possession of an offensive weapon.After pleading guilty to each offence, on Tuesday he was jailed for two years and banned from driving for 36 months, to commence on his release from prison.
After hearing the sentence, PC Paul Morrison, from the Roads Policing Unit, commented: ‘Darch indulged in a prolonged and deliberate course of dangerous driving which left a grandmother with life changing injuries.‘His selfish actions devastated a family on Christmas day. We, on the Roads Police Unit, will not tolerate such behaviour on our roads and we will leave no stone unturned in order to bring offenders to justice.‘Today’s outcome cannot repair the damage done, but I hope it brings some comfort to the family knowing that Darch has been held to account. His sentence should be seen as a warning to others – it’s not worth the risk.’