A MOTORIST who admitted causing a serious collision at Gawsworth which resulted in a 50-year-old man sustaining-life changing injuries has been jailed.

Lewis Chalcroft appeared at Chester Crown Court on Monday (June14) where he was sentenced to 14 months in prison.

Chalcroft had earlier pleaded guilty to causing serious injuries by dangerous driving.

On the morning of October 21 last year he was driving his black Honda Civic on the A536, Congleton Road in Gawsworth when he overtook a silver van and narrowly avoided a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle.

Despite the warning, Chalcroft continued to drive dangerously and shortly afterwards, at 6.14am, he overtook a large goods vehicle. As he did so he collided head on with a blue Mazda 5 which was travelling in the opposite direction.

The driver of the Mazda was trapped in his vehicle for over an hour as a result of the incident and had to be released by firefighters.

The 50-year-old man from Macclesfield spent four weeks in hospital and needed multiple operations after suffering fractures to both legs, feet and ribs. He is still recovering from his injuries eight months after the incident.

Despite extensive damage to his vehicle, Chalcroft, 21, of London Terrace, Macclesfield managed to climb out of the Honda and escaped with only minor injuries.

Following his sentencing Anton Sullivan, from Cheshire Police Roads & Crime Unit said: "His actions that day resulted in the victim being left with life-changing injuries and Chalcroft is now paying the price behind bars.

"I hope that the sentence handed to Chalcroft acts as a warning to others - the rules of the road are there for a reason and they apply to everyone. They are not just there to protect you but also to protect other motorists."

In addition to his prison sentence Chalcroft was also banned from driving for two years and seven months and ordered to take an extended retest.