A danger driver who left a pensioner seriously injured by ploughing into him as he crossed the road has been jailed.
Bradley Bute was driving in excess of the speed limit when he smashed into the 67-year-old, who was heading into Sunderland city centre after getting his Covid booster around 3.25pm on December 1 last year. CCTV captures the horrifying moment speeding Bute drove into him as he crossed the road, sending him flying and leaving him lying motionless on the ground before returning to the scene two minutes later.
A witness said he saw Bute's car travelling in excess of the 30mph limit. Shada Mellor, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court: "The witness said he didn't hear the defendant's vehicle break or any noise from the vehicle.
