Speeding teen walks free from court after horror crash in St Helens
Two pedestrians suffered serious injuries in March last year
Last updated 5th Jul 2017
Police have released shocking footage of a woman being flown into the air after a crash caused by a teenager driver in St Helens, who was going 10mph above the speed limit.
19-year-old Henry Rigby, from Harris Street in Dentons Green, St Helens, was sentenced to 15 months in a young offenders institute, suspended for two years, for causing serious injury by dangerous driving today (Wednesday, 5 July) at Liverpool Crown Court.
He was also ordered to carry out 240 hours unpaid work, given a four month home curfew, was given a three year disqualification from driving with an extended retest, and ordered to pay ÂŁ750 compensation to each victim and ÂŁ500 court costs.
The video which can be seen above was released after permission from one of the victims, Beverley Finney.
She suffered serious injuries in the crash last year
The incident occurred on the May 11, 2016 and involved a collision of a car into two pedestrians on the pavement.
Rigby was the driver of a Red Vauxhall Corsa, which was travelling along Haresfinch Road, St Helens at 40mph despite the 30mph speed limit.
The road is a well signposted road with signs showing the speed limit and warning motorists of the road layout and hazardous bends.
Rigby lost control of the car which spun round 180 degrees hitting two pedestrians on the pavement. Both victims sustained life threatening injuries, and the female victim suffered life-changing facial scarring and other facial and skull fractures.
Merseyside Police Roads Policing Unit Inspector Mike McFall said: “The collision was totally avoidable and shows the very real consequences of motorists who exceed the speed limit.
“Rigby was not previously known to police and his actions that day have had a devastating impact on the lives of his victims, as well as the impact on himself.
“The two pedestrians suffered horrendous injuries and this is a piece of dangerous driving which could quite easily have resulted in a fatality. I would appeal for all motorists who exceed the speed limit to watch this footage and pay close attention. You will see quite clearly the consequences of a collision in which a driver has exceeded the speed limit.”