A driver who deliberately pursued and knocked over a motorcycle rider near Worthing has been sentenced.
53-year-old Darren Kay formerly Onslow Drive in Ferring was angry at a motorcyclist filtering in traffic on the A259.
The rider, a 34-year-old man from Lancing, sustained life-changing injuries and was taken to hospital with a bleed on the brain.
Kay was sentenced to three years and two months in prison.
He was disqualified from driving for four years and seven months.
Investigating officer Sergeant Mark Farrow from the Roads Policing Unit said: “Kay drove dangerously and deliberately to knock over the rider of the motorcycle.
“The collision has had a long-term impact on his victim, who was not able to return to his employment for eight months.
“Kay’s road rage has had a life-changing impact.
“His driving was appalling and completely unacceptable. He is extremely fortunate not to have caused a fatality. So we are pleased he is now serving a significant custodial sentence and that a dangerous driver has been taken off our roads.”
Kay, formerly of Onslow Drive, Ferring, was sentenced to three years and two months in prison. He was disqualified from driving for four years and seven months.
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