A DANGEROUS drink driver who caused a crash which left a woman with serious injuries and blamed his dog for distracting him is now behind bars. Przemyslaw Marek of Wasdale Court, Warndon, Worcester, was jailed for 32 months at Worcester Crown Court earlier this month. We previously reported how he admitted dangerous driving which caused serious injury when he appeared at the same court in November. The crash happened on July 7 last year when Marek crashed his Renault Kangoo van on the A44 at Bredenbury, near Bromyard, causing serious injuries to Fiona Finney. The defendant was also banned from driving for three years and this ban was extended by 16 months so it will begin as soon as he is released from prison at the halfway point of his sentence.
A DANGEROUS drink driver who caused a crash which left a woman with serious injuries and blamed his dog for distracting him is now behind bars. Przemyslaw Marek was jailed for 32 months at Worcester Crown Court earlier this month for the crash in Herefordshire. Marek, of Wasdale Court, Warndon, Worcester, had previously admitted dangerous driving which caused serious injury when he appeared at the same court in November. The crash happened on July 7 last year when Marek crashed his Renault Kangoo van on the A44 at Bredenbury, near Bromyard, causing serious injuries to Fiona Finney. The defendant was also banned from driving for three years and this ban was extended by 16 months so it will begin as soon as he is released from prison at the halfway point of his sentence.
The Hereford Times, our sister paper, reported how three people were taken to hospital following the crash just before 5pm. The road had to be closed and a quantity of oil was spilled. The 44-year-old of Waterford Lodge, Knightwick, near Worcester had pleaded not guilty on December 10 last year but changed his plea when he appeared before judge Nicolas Cartwright. Nicholas Berry, prosecuting, said on the last occasion that the defendant had already pleaded guilty to being intoxicated as well as not having a valid licence. Marek, previously of Wasdale Court, Warndon, pleaded guilty on the basis he was distracted by a dog in the car. The judge asked if there was a dog. Marek’s barrister, Timothy Sapwell, said: “Yes there was. The dog thankfully escaped with minor injuries.”
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