A speeding drink-driver has been jailed after leaving a young woman with life-changing injuries.
Kyle Waldram, 38, was driving his van along Racecourse Road, Colwick, on the afternoon of 27 February 2024 when he veered towards the opposite side of the road.
In the moments that followed, he clipped the kerb and struck the woman as she sat on the pavement recovering from a run.
As a result, she suffered serious injuries to both of her legs and had to have one of them amputated.
Waldram, who admitted consuming alcohol before the collision, had been seen speeding and driving erratically shortly beforehand.
A recreation of the view Waldrom had before the collision
Forensic collision investigators determined that he had been travelling at more than 50mph shortly before the collision.
After passing a line of parked cars on his left-hand side, he continued on the wrong side of the road before striking the victim.
Waldram, who stopped at the scene, later claimed he had been unable to see the victim because it was dark.
He also told officers at the scene that she had run out into the road.
In reality, the sun was setting and the stationary victim would have been clearly visible to a competent driver.
Waldram, who failed a breath test at the scene, later failed to provide a sample for analysis while in custody.
He pleaded guilty on the day of his trial to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday 8 September, Waldram, of Station Road, Rolleston, was jailed for three years and 10 months.
He was also banned from driving for 47 months. If he is to drive legally again, he will have to take an extended re-test.
Police Investigator Sarah Butler, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“The victim in this case was sat on the kerb recovering from a run when her life was changed irreversibly by the reckless and irresponsible actions of one man.
“Had he been driving responsibly, this collision would never have occurred and the young woman at the centre of this case would have gone home that day as normal.
“As Waldram starts his sentence, my thoughts today are with her. She was a high-performance athlete before this incident and has lost so much as a result of what happened to her.
“I know this sentence will provide little comfort to her, but I would like to place on record my admiration for the resilience and determination she has shown as she works to rebuild her life.”
