A drink-driver who ploughed into a young woman as she sat recovering from a run has been jailed after leaving her with life-changing injuries.
Kyle Waldram, 38, was behind the wheel of his van on Racecourse Road in Colwick on February 27, 2024, when he crossed onto the wrong side of the road and crashed into the victim.
The woman, a high-performance athlete, was sitting on the pavement after finishing her run when she was struck.
She suffered devastating injuries to both legs and later had one amputated.
Investigators found Waldram had been driving erratically and at excessive speed in the moments before the collision.
Forensic collision experts concluded he had been travelling at more than 50mph before losing control. After passing a row of parked cars, he remained on the wrong side of the road and hit the woman.
Waldram stopped at the scene but claimed he had been unable to see the victim because it was dark. He also told officers she had run into the road.
However, police established the sun was only just setting and that the stationary woman would have been clearly visible to any competent driver.
Officers also found Waldram had been drinking before getting behind the wheel. He failed a roadside breath test and later refused to provide a sample while in custody.
Waldram admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving without insurance on the day his trial was due to begin.
At Nottingham Crown Court on September 8, he was jailed for three years and 10 months and banned from driving for 47 months. He must also pass an extended driving test if he wants to get back behind the wheel legally.
Police Investigator Sarah Butler said: “The victim in this case was sat on the kerb recovering from a run when her life was changed irreversibly by the reckless and irresponsible actions of one man.
“Had he been driving responsibly, this collision would never have occurred and the young woman at the centre of this case would have gone home that day as normal.
“As Waldram starts his sentence, my thoughts today are with her. She was a high-performance athlete before this incident and has lost so much as a result of what happened to her.
“I know this sentence will provide little comfort to her, but I would like to place on record my admiration for the resilience and determination she has shown as she works to rebuild her life.”
