Wolverhampton driver jailed after hitting moped rider
The moped rider suffered life-changing injuries
A Wolverhampton man who drove on the wrong side of the road before hitting a moped rider in the city has started a three year prison sentence.
48-year-old Majinder Singh Virk was driving over the speed limit as he overtook cars in Bilston earlier this year.
The rider suffered life changing injuries.
Virk pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He was sentenced to three years in prison and has been banned from driving.
Sergeant Richard Evans said: “This was an extreme and wholly unacceptable example of dangerous driving. Virk chose to drive on the wrong side of the road at speed, overtaking multiple vehicles through pedestrian crossings and approaching junctions where the risk to others was obvious.
"The victim was pulling out of Prouds Lane and could not reasonably have anticipated a vehicle travelling towards them on the wrong side of the carriageway. The resulting collision caused catastrophic, life changing injuries.
"The victim remains in hospital and is now learning to live with permanent disability.
"This serves as a stark reminder that reckless driving decisions can destroy lives in an instant."