Shocking moment drugged-up motorcyclist flies through the air after colliding head-on with a car
- WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
- Footage captured in Swindon last year shows the moment of the crash
- Motorcyclist Jordan Dodson, 27, ended up in hospital with broken pelvis and arm
- Dodson was found to be over the drug driving limit and had herbal cannabis
- Dodson was handed a 12 month driving ban and fined £240 for the incident
This is the moment a motorcyclist was sent flying through the air after colliding head-on with a car.
The footage shows the Yamaha motorbike, ridden by Jordan Dodson, collide a silver Volkswagen Golf pulling out of a parking area in Swindon on August 13 last year.
The 27-year-old was later found to be over the drug driving limit, and had herbal cannabis in his backpack.
Dodson, of Cowleaze, Chippenham, was left in hospital with a broken pelvis and left the air as a result of the crash.
Earlier this month, he was disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence for 12 months, fined £240 and made to pay costs and victim surcharge at Swindon Magistrates’ Court after admitting drug driving.
The driver of the car was sent on a divers awareness course.
PC Paul Brewer of the Roads Policing Unit said: ‘This incident highlights how the impact of drugs in the system can impair your decision making process.
‘Drugs have a detrimental impact on your ability to judge time and distance and this collision could potentially have been avoided if this was not a factor.
The footage captured Dodson being thrown into the air in the crash in Swindon last year
Dodson, 27, was left with a broken pelvis and left arm following the crash
Dodson was founds to be over the drug driving limit, and had herbal cannabis in his backpack
‘It is only luck that Dodson wasn’t left with life changing injuries or worse.
‘We urge anyone who thinks that getting behind the wheel of a vehicle or getting on their bike under the influence of drugs or alcohol to remember this video and let that act as a strong reminder of the clear dangers.
‘Taking even a very small amount of an illegal drug could put you over the limit and the consequences could be catastrophic.’