A dangerous driver who knocked down and seriously injured a father-of-four as he crossed a busy Leicester road has been given a suspended jail sentence. The victim, who was off work for eight months after the crash, underwent extensive surgery after suffering multiple fractures to his pelvis, ribs and right leg.
Sharif Khalifa (28) pleaded guilty to causing serious injury to the 56-year-old pedestrian - a keen snooker player who had formerly played at county level - by driving a Vauxhall Astra dangerously in Belgrave Road, near the junction with Cooper Street, on November 3, 2015.
The defendant's insurance company is in the process of settling a civil claim with the victim.
Khalifa, of Vancouver Road, St Matthews, Leicester, was given a 16 month jail sentence, suspended for two years and was ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid work. He was banned from driving for two years and will have to pay £1,200 court costs.
