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Halo nightclub crash: Driver jailed after car hit doorman | Halo nightclub crash: Driver jailed after car hit doorman |
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A man who smashed his car into nightclub barriers after an altercation with staff has been jailed. | A man who smashed his car into nightclub barriers after an altercation with staff has been jailed. |
The head doorman at Halo nightclub in Bournemouth was injured when Shailem Dodson, 20, struck him while careering along the pavement in December 2017. | The head doorman at Halo nightclub in Bournemouth was injured when Shailem Dodson, 20, struck him while careering along the pavement in December 2017. |
Dodson was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, drink-driving and assault by beating. | Dodson was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, drink-driving and assault by beating. |
He was cleared of attempted murder and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent after a trial. | He was cleared of attempted murder and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent after a trial. |
Winchester Crown Court heard Dodson, a former soldier, punched one nightclub staff member when he had been asked to leave in the early hours of 12 December 2017. | |
He then drove into head doorman Rafael Zanin shortly after, knocking him over and causing head and shoulder injuries. | He then drove into head doorman Rafael Zanin shortly after, knocking him over and causing head and shoulder injuries. |
Another man was hit by a flying barrier, while a woman stood "frozen in panic" thinking she was going to die as Dodson's car careered down the pavement towards her, the court heard. | Another man was hit by a flying barrier, while a woman stood "frozen in panic" thinking she was going to die as Dodson's car careered down the pavement towards her, the court heard. |
Dorset Police said tests showed he had had more than twice the legal alcohol limit in his system. | |
Janick Fielding, defending, said Dodson, of Gunville Down Road, Blandford Camp, had struggled for a long time with his mental health as well as with drink and drugs. | Janick Fielding, defending, said Dodson, of Gunville Down Road, Blandford Camp, had struggled for a long time with his mental health as well as with drink and drugs. |
He said the defendant, whose second child was born last week, had taken two overdoses and had twice been sectioned under the Mental Health Act following his arrest. | He said the defendant, whose second child was born last week, had taken two overdoses and had twice been sectioned under the Mental Health Act following his arrest. |
Judge Susan Evans QC said she accepted that Dodson, had tried to "frighten" and not kill. | Judge Susan Evans QC said she accepted that Dodson, had tried to "frighten" and not kill. |
But she said his "seriously aggressive" driving could have caused "catastrophic injuries". | But she said his "seriously aggressive" driving could have caused "catastrophic injuries". |
The judge also imposed a driving ban of three years and eight months. | |
Det Con Laura McQueen, of Dorset Police, said it was an "absolute miracle" the doorman was not more seriously hurt. | |
"Dodson made the reckless decision to get behind the wheel after he had been drinking," she said. | |
"He was clearly not in a fit state to drive and his actions could have resulted in far more serious or even fatal consequences." |
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