Porsche driver jailed after causing serious injury in Cotswolds hill crash
A Porsche driver has been jailed after overtaking on the crest of a hill and crashing into two cars in the Cotswolds[1], causing serious injury. The incident happened when Jason Zibarras, aged 50, was driving a Porsche Taycan at high speed along the A3400 near Chipping Norton.
Zibarras, of Oxford Road, Enstone, Oxfordshire, overtook another vehicle on a solid white line resulting in him colliding with a Volvo v50 and Renault Capture. The driver of the Volvo, a man in his thirties, sustained life-changing injuries.
At Oxford Crown Court[2] last Friday (December 22), Zibarras was sentenced to a year and a half in prison. He has also been banned from driving for three years following the crash which happened on January 26 last year.
The Porsche after the collision (Image: Thames Valley Police)
Investigating officer PC Mark Jones, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “The victims’ lives and those of their families have been tipped upside down due to Jason Zibarras deciding to drive so dangerously. I would like to thank all the witnesses who have assisted this investigation and who are still affected by what they encountered at the scene.
“I hope this sentence serves as a reminder to people who chose to drive in such a manner that there are consequences not only for them but for others too.”
Zibarras was charged on May 31 this year via postal requisition. On July 24 this year, he pleaded guilty to one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
References
- ^ Cotswolds (www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk)
- ^ Oxford Crown Court (www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk)
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