John Albert Bond, aged 25 and of Coldharbour, Wareham, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court to be sentenced on Friday 27 August 2021 after admitting offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst unfit through alcohol and driving whilst unfit through drugs.

Bond was sentenced to a total of two years and nine months in prison and disqualified from driving for two-and-a-half years. The ban will begin when he is released from prison.

It was reported on Monday 20 July 2020 that there had been a single vehicle collision on Waterloo Road, near to the junction with Chapel Lane. The defendant had been driving a Nissan X-Trail, which was reported to have mounted the kerb, before travelling 20 to 30 metres along the verge and entering a ditch, where it collided with a tree.

Emergency services attended and Bond and his passenger, a man from Wimborne aged in his 20s, were taken to hospital for treatment. While Bond was in hospital his blood was taken for analysis.

There was found to be alcohol present at a rate of 107 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of blood.

Bond was also found to have Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – a psychoactive constituent of cannabis – present in his blood at a concentration of at least five micrograms per litre of blood. The specified limit is two micrograms per litre. The analysis also revealed benzoylecgonine – a metabolite of cocaine – present at 372 micrograms per litre, more than seven times the specified limit of 50 micrograms per litre.

Bond’s passenger sustained a fracture to a bone in his back as a result of the collision, as well as grazing and bruising.

Police Constable Mike Burt, of the traffic unit, said: “John Bond’s reckless actions on the night of Monday 20 July 2020 put himself, his passenger and other road users at serious risk and the injuries sustained by his passenger have had a lasting impact.

“I hope this case sends a clear message to those thinking of driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs that there can be extremely serious consequences and we will do all we can to ensure those responsible are brought before the courts to face the repercussions.”