A BRADFORD man has been banned from the road for 18 months after a crash that left a woman with life-changing injuries.

Scott Hudson, 57, of Whitton Croft Road, Bradford, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by driving following the four-vehicle collision on the A350 at East Knoyle on Friday, July 15, 2022.

Hudson was driving a Ford Mondeo north on the A350 when he collided with the rear of a vehicle in front of him, shunting it into the path of a Volkswagen Transporter.

The VW Transporter then collided with another vehicle, causing the passenger of the VW to sustain serious injuries to her arm which became trapped between her vehicle and the road surface.

She was airlifted to hospital, and fortunately avoided amputation but has undergone significant surgeries since the incident.

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In a victim impact statement supplied to the court, the woman, who is aged in her 60s from Dudley, described how the crash and the injuries she sustained had impacted her life.

She said: “Having survived the confines of Covid, 2022 was to be our year of liberation and our brand new campervan was an integral part of our future plans,

“The accident crushed all our hopes and dreams - we lost money spent on tickets for music festivals and pre-booked camping for the summer. The accident brought back even harder mental and physical restrictions than we had endured during Covid.

"The accident crippled our future plans, we have lost a year so far, healthy years that are incredibly precious in retirement. I will forever be reminded of the accident from the scars I now carry for the rest of my life.”

On Friday, November 24, Hudson appeared at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court and was given an 18-month driving disqualification, an 18-month community order to complete 300 hours of unpaid work, ordered to pay £85 in court costs to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and a £114 victim surcharge.