Man jailed for injuring two pedestrians in Bournemouth car crash
Stanimir Stefanov admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving
A man - who was driving on the wrong side of the road - has been jailed for injuring two pedestrians in a crash in Bournemouth town centre.
Two men were hurt - one seriously after becoming trapped under the car - in Exeter Crescent in May.
24-year-old Stanimir Stefanov - from Churchill Road in Poole - has been sentenced to two years and eight months behind bars.
He pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court last month to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and was sentenced yesterday (Tuesday 25th July)/
Stefanov has also been disqualified from driving for three years, with the ban started when he's released from prison.
What happened?
Dorset Police were called out at 1.39am on Sunday 28th May 2023 to a collision in Exeter Crescent, at the junction with Exeter Road.
Stefanov – who was driving a silver Peugeot 307 – travelled on the wrong side of the carriageway while crossing the junction and collided with two pedestrians, causing one of them to become trapped under the vehicle.
The male pedestrians – both aged in their 20s – were taken to hospital for treatment, one of them in a critical condition.
The second pedestrian was treated for minor injuries.
Around an hour after the incident occurred, Stefanov attended Bournemouth police station and admitted that he was the driver involved in the collision and he was arrested.
Detective Constable Michelle Underwood, of the Serious Collision Investigation Team, said:
“This case demonstrates how reckless actions behind a wheel can have serious consequences.
“I would like to thank the members of the public who assisted at the scene, as well as the other emergency services, and provided help to the injured pedestrians.
“We will continue to target anyone who is driving dangerously and will carry out a thorough investigation to ensure they face justice for their actions.”