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A woman has been jailed for causing bodily harm by “wanton and furious driving” after “flying” around a blind corner on her bicycle

-With no brakes and knocking over a pedestrian, causing catastrophic injuries.

Lisa Wade, 46, was drunk, riding one-handed on the pavement and holding a large bag of dog food in her other hand, when she ploughed into the 64-year-old woman, knocking her off her feet, York Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Laura McBride said that the pedestrian, from York, had been chatting to an acquaintance on a footpath beside the Green Lane roundabout in Acomb when Wade “flew” around the corner at a “furious” speed and knocked her to the ground.

 

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