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Racing driver given driving ban | Racing driver given driving ban |
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A racing car driver who badly injured a man after his 4x4 crashed into an oncoming vehicle has been banned from driving for 15 months and fined £500. | |
Alastair Jackson, 19 , hit Raymond Thompson's car after losing control of his vehicle on the Ballyrobert Road, near Ballyclare. | Alastair Jackson, 19 , hit Raymond Thompson's car after losing control of his vehicle on the Ballyrobert Road, near Ballyclare. |
Mr Thompson suffered a number of injuries including a broken leg, pelvis and elbow. He also fractured his spine. | Mr Thompson suffered a number of injuries including a broken leg, pelvis and elbow. He also fractured his spine. |
Jackson, of Ballynure Rd, Newtownabbey, pleaded guilty to careless driving. | |
A prosecution lawyer told Belfast Crown Court Mr Thompson had been left "effectively permanently disabled" as a result of the accident. | A prosecution lawyer told Belfast Crown Court Mr Thompson had been left "effectively permanently disabled" as a result of the accident. |
She said his passenger, Walter Hamilton, also suffered injuries in the crash including a broken collar bone and sternum as well as considerable bruising to his stomach. | |
The accident took place on 26 September 2006. | The accident took place on 26 September 2006. |
Jackson had returned to Northern Ireland after a race in Indonesia and had borrowed his sister's Land Rover. | Jackson had returned to Northern Ireland after a race in Indonesia and had borrowed his sister's Land Rover. |
He had only passed his driving test three months before the accident. | He had only passed his driving test three months before the accident. |
Jackson has been a racing driver since he was 14, first in go-karts and now in Formula Three. He competes in races throughout Europe. | Jackson has been a racing driver since he was 14, first in go-karts and now in Formula Three. He competes in races throughout Europe. |
Handing down the disqualification and fine the judge told Jackson that young drivers had to be careful when driving large, powerful cars, a responsibility that "is all too frequently treated in a cavalier fashion". | Handing down the disqualification and fine the judge told Jackson that young drivers had to be careful when driving large, powerful cars, a responsibility that "is all too frequently treated in a cavalier fashion". |
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