Dangerous biker crashed into three people during wheelie stunt
A motorcyclist left two people in hospital after he lost control of his bike as he attempted to pull a wheelie in Coalville[1] town centre. Shane Price, 30, of Cropston Drive, lost control of his bike before crashing into three pedestrians in London Road on Saturday, August 20 last year.
One of the pedestrians, a man, is still struggling with his mobility more than a year later after having to undergo reconstructive surgery to his lower body. Price’s dangerous driving led to the man sustaining two broken legs and a broken pelvis.
The 30-year-old motorcyclist was also taken to hospital with minor injuries. He told Leicestershire Police[2] officers when he was interviewed that he had been driving responsibly and that the wheelie was not deliberate.
But multiple witnesses contradicted Price’s version of events – including other motorcyclists – saying that the bike was accelerating and revving at the time of the incident, suggesting it was reckless behaviour. Following these witness accounts, Price was summoned to court.
Price pleaded guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving[4], and was sentenced to three years in prison at Leicester Crown Court[5] on Monday, July 31. He was also disqualified from driving for three years and six months.
PC David Handisides, who was the investigating officer, said: “Every witness we interviewed said that Price was riding dangerously before the collision and that the wheelie was a deliberate and intended manoeuvre. Many of the witnesses, who hold motorbike licences themselves, commented on the bike accelerating and revving at the time of the incident and how reckless it was especially given what a busy area of Coalville it is.
“Price’s thoughtless actions left two men injured, one of which very seriously. He spent almost five weeks in hospital having received reconstructive surgery to his lower body and continues nearly a year on struggle with his mobility. While this guilty plea and subsequent sentence does not replace what happened to those affected by this incident, I hope that this conviction serves as a timely reminder to all motorists to drive and ride responsibly at all times.”
References
- ^ Coalville (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Leicestershire Police (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
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- ^ dangerous driving (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Leicester Crown Court (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)