Man jailed over crash in Selby
Two people were seriously injured in March 2019.
Last updated 2nd Dec 2021
A 47 year-old man's been jailed for almost three years - after pleading guilty to his involvement in a crash in Selby in 2019 in which two people were seriously injured.
Craig Steward, from Doncaster, initially denied being the driver of a van which crashed into a car - injuring two people inside.
He admitted perverting the course of justice and two offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving at York Crown Court - and was sentenced to 34 months in prison.
Steward’s daughter, Nicole, was charged with Perverting the Course of Justice. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months.
The incident happened at 3.22pm on Sunday 24 March 2019 on the A63 Selby Bypass, at the Wishing Well roundabout with the A1041 in Selby, and involved a black Hyundai Tucson, and a white Vauxhall Corsa van, driven by Craig Steward.
Both vehicles were travelling along the A63 from Barlby in the direction of Brayton. As the Hyundai entered the roundabout, Steward tried to overtake it.
The Corsa van struck the rear drivers’ side corner of the Hyundai, forcing it off the road and into a signpost on the traffic island at the top of the A1041, causing the occupants of the Hyundai, a husband and wife in their mid-seventies, to sustain spinal injuries.
The Officer in the case, TC Martin Hayes, said: “Having crashed into the side of another vehicle on a roundabout, Craig Steward gave no thought to the people in the other car, in fact his only thought was for his own self-preservation, even involving his daughter to further his lie.
“He continued with his selfish attempt to look after only himself until the very end of this case, causing even more distress to the victims in their family.
“Perverting the course of justice in this way is a serious offence, so think twice before thinking you can get away with lying to the police – you can’t.”