Drunken motorbiker smashes into car while he is twice the limit in terrifying head-on crash that left him fighting for life and banned from roads for 18 months
- Video shows motorcyclist swerve into path of car in Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- He was nearly twice the drink drive limit and was critically injured in the crash
- Airlifted to hospital and later disqualified from driving for 18 months at court
- Police Constable says: ‘The message from us is clear – do not drink and drive’
This is the shocking moment a drunk motorcyclist crashed head-on into a car.
The video shows the motorcyclist swerve into the path of the car in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, while being nearly twice the drink drive limit.
The rider was critically injured in the incident on Broadwater Crescent in March and had to be airlifted to a London hospital.
The video shows the motorcyclist swerve into the path of the car in Stevenage, Hertfordshire
The motorcyclist was nearly twice the drink drive limit at the time of the crash in March
The footage was issued by PC David Burstow from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit.
He said: ‘We are releasing this footage in the hope it brings some reality, particularly to motorcyclists, of the serious consequences of being over the limit.
‘The rider put himself, the occupants of the car and other road users at risk and this is not acceptable.
‘I appreciate he is now paying for his actions not only through the courts but through the injuries he has suffered.’
The clip was issued by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit
The drunk motorcyclist was disqualified from driving for 18 months at court in July
The two people inside the car, which was travelling within the speed limits, were not injured, but left in a state of shock.
The motorcyclist was disqualified from driving for 18 months at court in July. PC Burstow said: ‘The message from us is clear – do not drink and drive.’