A man has been jailed after deliberately driving into two pedestrians in Salisbury.
Braden Lynam, 22, of Woodborough Close, Trowbridge, previously pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm and causing serious injury by dangerous driving in a hearing at Winchester Crown Court in April.
On Friday (29th August), he was sentenced to four years and eight months’ imprisonment. He was also disqualified from driving for five years.
On March 27th this year, Lynam was involved in a physical altercation with a man aged in his 40s, which a woman in her 20s attempted to break up.
Seconds later, Lynam got into his car, a blue Ford Focus, and drove at high speed toward the pair in an act of retaliation. The crash resulted in the male victim sustaining life-changing injuries, and the female was left with serious but non-life-changing injuries.
Lynam did not stop at the scene and continued into Churchfields Road, where he abandoned his vehicle and evaded police until he was arrested on March 31st.
Investigating officer DC Louise Butler said: “Lynam’s actions were horrendous and have resulted in one of the victims suffering life-changing leg injuries. Even so, it is fortunate that it is not a lot worse. He could easily have taken two lives.
“Lynam then failed to stop at the scene, leaving his two victims by the side of the road with serious injuries.
“There is no place for this sort of violence in our county, and I’m pleased he has now been jailed.”
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