The 60-year-old caused the crash after he carried out the dangerous manoeuvre on a backroad by the Arnison Centre near Durham, Teesside Crown Court heard. Hardie, of Palm Street, Langley Park, County Durham, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving following the crash on August 25, 2024. Recorder Ayesha Smart sentenced Hardie to 20 months in custody suspended for two years after leaving the victim with life-long pain. “As a result of this collision, he was off work for two-three months and had money-related stresses due to his inability to work. Hardie was disqualified from driving for three years and made subject of a three-month curfew between 8pm and 7am.