The Recorder of York, Judge Sean Morris, said it was “by sheer luck” that Benjamin Daniels’ actions did not kill someone when he overtook a lorry on a bend at Golden Hill, west of Malton, and crashed head on with a Ford Focus.
He performed the “dangerous manoeuvre” at about 11.50pm on Friday, January 19, when the road was dark, said Kelly Clarke prosecuting.
The driver of the Ford is still affected by his injuries six months on, York Crown Court was told.
He suffered an open fracture to his right femur as well as fractures to his knee, tibia and fibula, cuts and lacerations after the crash
Daniels failed a roadside alcohol test after the crash, blowing a reading of 84. The legal limit is 35.
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