Man jailed after seriously injuring two women in West Bromwich collision
CCTV footage shows moments before elderly sisters become trapped under car and rescue effort that followed
Last updated 21st Jun 2024
A driver who seriously injured two women after running them over in a car park has been jailed for nearly four years.
The two victims – sisters aged 76 and 82 – were outside The Dovecote pub in West Bromwich late last year when they were run over by disqualified driver Nicholas Adams.
Adams had been given a 12 month ban for driving whilst above the alcohol limit just three days before the incident.
CCTV footage shows the moment when Adams was driving the Vauxhall Insignia as it moved slowly before shooting backwards at speed, hitting the victims and mounting a flower bed.
The women were left trapped under the car with life threatening injuries.
Officers arrested Adams who was later charged with two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
One of the women spent six weeks in hospital with multiple serious fractures to her body, whilst the second woman spent 10 weeks in hospital also with multiple serious fractures.
Adams was sentenced today at Wolverhampton Crown Court to three years and 11 months in jail, and is disqualified from driving for two years.
In a joint statement, the two victims praised the emergency services and specialists who saved and supported them.
Special thanks was given to the firearms officer who manoeuvred himself beneath the car to get to the women, PC Glenn Brabham.
The officer managed to rescue one of them before fire services rescued the second woman.
In recognition of his bravery Glenn was named the winner of the West Midlands Police Federation Bravery Awards earlier this year.
Next month, he will represent the force and join colleagues from across the country for the National Police Bravery Awards.