Driver Jailed After Fleeing Scene of Serious Crash

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April 26, 2024 at 4:15 a.m.

Surveillance footage showed a man flee the scene after running a red light and colliding with another vehicle in Wisbech on May 22, 2022, with police releasing the footage following a conviction on April 22.

Cambridgeshire Police said Steven Codona ignored a red light, ploughed into another vehicle, and then fled the scene leaving the other driver seriously injured.

The 60-year-old driver of the other car underwent surgery to repair an open fracture to his ankle and also received treatment for injuries to his collar bone, pelvis, sternum, ribs and lungs.

Codona admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Peterborough Crown Court on 22 April, police said.

He was also disqualified from driving for six years and three months. Credit: Cambridgeshire Police via Storyful

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