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Pensioner left in 'extreme pain' by hit-and-run

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Vincent
Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The 76-year-old left his home on December 23 last year and got the bus to Wallsend then began walking along Station Road to go to Wallsend Comrades Club

Gabriella Wilks, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court as he got to a junction where Station Road meets North Road, he looked both ways, didn't see any cars so began to walk across the road in the dark at a crossing, which was showing a green light to traffic.

Miss Wilks said: "On approaching halfway on the crossing, he looked left, whereby he saw headlights approaching him at speed.

"He next recalls something silver approaching his legs before flying through the air and landing in the gutter at the side of the road.

"He felt extreme pain and began to scream. He was approached by a female who gave him a blanket and someone else called an ambulance.

"He said he thought he was lying in the road for an hour-and-a-half before he was taken to hospital by the second ambulance service that attended."

At hospital, it was discovered that the pensioner had multiple fractures, along with cuts and bruises.

He had to have a moon boot put on his leg, a cast on his arm, was told to wear a neck brace and he was in hospital for three weeks before being discharged on crutches.

In a victim impact statement, he added: "My life has been on hold. My mobility has decreased massively."

Witnesses at the scene said they believed Sam Grant was driving in excess of the 20mph speed limit.

He didn't stop after hitting the victim, fleeing the scene before later ringing police and confessing. Grant, 29, of Northumberland Street, Wallsend, who has three...

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