Driver, 29, Left Woman with Life-Long Injuries spared jail to spend time with children in Coventry

Dad-of-two Gurdeep Notay, 29, of Rugby, Warks, who left a woman with life-long injuries after ploughing into her car at 90mph has been spared jail – so he can spend time with his children.

Incident happened after 12 noon on September 2, in a Warwickshire village and Audi driver ploughed into Debbie Ratcliffe’s car moments after colliding with a police car.



He fled the scene, leaving Mrs Ratcliffe trapped with a broken and dislocated ankle before trying to blame her for the crash when he was arrested.



Ms Ratcliffe has sustained serious injuries, the effects of which are going to be with her for the rest of her life, and she may require further surgery.



The Audi was swerving from left to right before clipping the police car, which was part-way out out from a junction.



Mrs Ratcliffe was left trapped inside her wrecked car while Notay fled on foot but was arrested nearby.

Notay said he had tried to avoid the police car by swerving, and had then panicked after hitting it, the court heard.



Gurdeep Notay was sentenced to 21 months suspended for two years after he admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Coventry Crown Court.