Disqualified driver jailed for leaving biker paralysed
Short-term prison sentence for man who inflicted long-term injuries
A DRIVER has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for his involvement in a crash which left a motorcyclist paralysed for the rest of his life.
David Whittaker, an already disqualified driver, collided with a motorbike in his Peugeot van and then failed to stop in Wareham, Dorset, on 23 October 2009.
At Bournemouth Crown Court earlier this week, Whittaker pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, aggravated vehicle-taking, and inflicting GBH earlier.
Whittaker, 39, was also given a six-year driving ban.
The court heard the motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash and is still in hospital, almost a year after the incident.
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