Hampshire driver had 26 cocktails and photographs leading to lady dropping leg

A drunk driver has been jailed for leaving a lady with life-changing accidents after crashing into her.

Michael Marsden, 23, attended a bottomless brunch occasion in Guildford, Surrey, the place he downed 11 cocktails on June 4 final 12 months.

He then drove his BMW to a number of pubs in Aldershot, Hampshire, the place he downed one other 15 photographs and two pints of lager.

Within the early hours of the next morning, he struck Angel Taylor, 21, as she was strolling house, inflicting horrific accidents that resulted in her dropping her leg.

Her life was solely saved when an off-duty police commissioner and paramedic utilized a tourniquet to stop blood loss.

Marsden fled the scene and went house to Farnham. When he was tracked down, his automobile was lacking a wing mirror and had a crack within the entrance bumper.

He claimed he hit an animal within the fog, however the police didn’t consider him and he was arrested.

His telephone data present that the day after he met Angel on the Farnham Bypass, he seemed on the Surrey Police web site and messaged mates about it.

He admitted what he did outdoors Guildford Crown Courtroom on Friday.

Marsden was jailed for 3 years and banned from driving for 4 years.

Detective Constable Rick Edwards stated: “Throughout this investigation, Marsden has proven no regret for what he did and was even seen poking enjoyable on the collision amongst his mates.

“The sufferer has proven immense braveness over the previous 12 months and I hope this final result offers her closure and permits her to maneuver ahead together with her life.

“It was extraordinarily lucky that Superintendent Adam Smith drove by at that second and, along with the paramedics concerned, saved the lives of the younger victims.”

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