THIS is the moment a drug driver crashed into a cyclist and flung him into the air – before speeding off as he lay “paralysed”.
Danial Arshad, 24, was under the influence of cannabis while behind the wheel of his car when he hit cyclist Nicholas Cooper head-on.
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Nicholas Cooper was crossing the road on his bicycle when he was hit by Danial Arshad in his car Credit: @heInfraPM/X
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Mr Cooper was lucky not to die, said the judge Credit: @heInfraPM/X
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Arshad got impatient at the lights Credit: @heInfraPM/X
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The video shows him overtaking the car in front of him before the crashCredit: @heInfraPM/X
The CCTV footage shows Arshad getting impatient with the vehicle not moving at the traffic light and bypassing them to rush through the junction.
However, Arshad failed to see Mr Cooper approaching from the other direction and plowing directly into the oncoming cyclist in Blackburn, Lancashire, in August 2023.
Mr. Cooper falls to the ground behind Arshad’s vehicle and begins to jerk and struggle to move on the road as Arshad disappears from view.
After the crash, he suffered serious injuries, including broken ribs and spine and a collapsed lung.
The cyclist was later said to have been “lucky not to have died” and had faced a serious risk of paralysis during his hospital stay.
He said in a statement read to the court that he felt he had “partially died in the incident” and that he “regrets the loss of who I used to be”.
Despite the brutal injuries sustained by Mr Cooper, Arshad avoided jail after appearing at Preston Crown Court on Monday (October 7).
The drug driver pleaded guilty to causing serious injuries by careless driving and was subsequently sentenced to a 10-month suspended sentence.
In mitigation, Arshad’s lawyer said he had shown remorse for the incident, describing it as “the worst mistake of my life”.
During sentencing, Judge Richard Gioserano said: “Mr Cooper was very lucky not to die and this was of course a very heavy blow and all because you were impatient to get around a car which had stopped at the lights.
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“Your view was limited by the car that stopped and you were under the influence of cannabis to some extent.
“You are of former good character and sincerely repentant, and you continue to show it.”
Arshad will serve a 10-month sentence suspended for two years, with conditions including 15 days of rehabilitation and 300 hours of unpaid work.
He will also be banned from driving for three years and will have to retake his test to get his driver’s license back.
The most common illegal driving habits
Here is a list of reckless driving and the fines you risk getting for it
- Using your phone while driving Glancing at your phone screen will result in six demerit points on your driving license and a £200 fine. New drivers could lose their license if caught doing so within two years of getting it
- SpeedingLovers of Fast & Furious will end up with at least three points and a £100 fine
- Going through a red light. This offense carries three points and a £100 fine
- Loitering in the middle lane This is careless driving and the police will fine you £100 with three penalty points
- Undertaking. This could result in three points on your license and a £100 fine
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