A driver has been jailed after colliding with an e-scooter rider in South Bristol.
Thomas Trott, 27, failed to stop at a red light on Hartcliffe Way last May, and hit 20-year-old Jade Hodson-Walker as she rode an e-scooter over a pedestrian crossing.
Ms Hodson-Walker spent several months in hospital having suffered "potentially life-threatening" injuries, which police say continue to have a "profound" impact on her and her family.
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She continues to undergo treatment eight months later.
Trott, of Westbourne Road in Downend, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday (January 18) at Bristol Crown Court, and has been disqualified from driving for three-and-a-half years after his release.
He was arrested at the scene last year and charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving with a proportion of specified controlled drug above the specified limit, and driving without insurance and possession of cannabis.
He pleaded guilty to the charges and was convicted in court this week.
Inspector Andy Barry from Avon and Somerset Police's Roads Policing Unit said: “This case is a stark reminder that dangerous driving, or driving under the influence of drink or drugs, can have devastating outcomes.
“The victim in this case suffered extensive injuries which continue to have a profound impact on her and her family’s life.
“I am pleased that the driver is now facing the consequences for his unacceptable actions.”
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