A drunk Zimbabwean driver who crashed into another car while trying to do a U-turn has been jailed in the UK.
Moses Khombe (41) attempted
to do a U-turn across three lanes of traffic on a motorway, causing a serious
accident which left several people with injuries. He appeared at Preston Crown
Court where he was jailed for two years and eight months.
He was also handed a driving ban of four years and five
months and was told he must take an extended retest.
The court heard how Khombe, of Lake View, Dunstable, had
been drinking with a friend in Stoke-on-Trent on March 15 before the incident took
place. When Khombe’s blood was tested for alcohol following the collision it
was found to contain 203mgs of alcohol per 100mls of blood. The legal limit is
80mgs of alcohol.
He pleaded guilty to three counts of causing serious injury
by dangerous driving, dangerous driving and drink-driving.
PC Jez Robbins, of Lancashire Police’s TacOps team, said:
“Khombe decided to get behind the wheel knowing he would have been well over
the drink-drive limit. After going the wrong way he pulled onto the hard
shoulder before making the decision to do a U-turn across three lanes of
traffic. He caused a crash which seriously injured three people, caused
injuries to a fourth person and put countless others in other vehicles at risk.
“Khombe’s actions were reckless, selfish and stupid and it
is no exaggeration to say someone could have been killed that night. As it is,
the four people in the Vauxhall have been left with both physical and mental
injuries which will potentially stay with them for years to come.
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