A 60-YEAR-OLD man from Kidderminster was fined for driving without due care and attention after he struck a pedestrian crossing the road, breaking both of their arms.
Michael Dainton, of St John's Avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge at Worcester Magistrates' Court on March 17.
Dainton was driving a Volkswagen Amarok in Sutton Road in Kidderminster on October 15 when he took a right turn onto Greatfield Road and hit a pedestrian as they were crossing the road.
The victim suffered broken ribs, two broken arms and a broken eye socket.
Dainton was not injured in the collision, but the car sustained a small crack on the offside light cluster.
The court heard how the conditions on the day were clear and bright and it occurred during the daylight.
Magistrates fined Dainton £80 and ordered him to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £110 in court costs.
Six points were added to his licence.
In another case at court that day, a man was fined for speeding in Kidderminster's Wolverhampton Road.
Kingsley Nock, 35, of Keelinge Street in Tipton, admitted driving a Volkswagen car on July 12 at a speed over 30mph.
He was fined £66 and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge.
Three points were added to his licence.
In a separate case, a Dudley man admitted driving without insurance in Kidderminster.
Sami Ullah, 27, of Himley Road, was fined £120 for driving without insurance in Marlpool Lane on December 27, 2019.
Magistrates also ordered him to pay £142 in costs.
He was disqualified from driving for six months.
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