‘Violent driver’ who rammed bike owner into parked truck is spared jail

A driver who intentionally rammed a bike owner right into a parked truck has averted jail.

Polish plumber Adam Ruszkowski pursued Thomas Purchase, who had overtaken the motorist on his bike, alongside Lambeth Walk Road in south London.

The 37-year-old then drove into the software program engineer, pushing the bike owner into an HGV, inflicting spinal fractures and PTSD following the incident.

But Ruszkowski, who was in tears all through the sentencing listening to at Inner London Crown Court, has been spared jail time, as a substitute receiving a sentence of two years suspended for 2 years.

The single father to 2 twin boys will even must pay Mr Purchase £3,000 in compensation, which incorporates harm to the bike, and full 40 days of a rehabilitation exercise requirement and 200 hours of unpaid work.

Ruszkowski, who was described as ‘one thoughtless, violent driver who needed to indicate who was boss’, has additionally been banned from driving for 2 years and must full a check to be able to drive once more. 

The motorist, who was sporting a light-weight blue shirt in court docket, was helped by an interpreter as Judge Darren Reed summarised the case.

Judge Reed mentioned: ‘At about 11:30am on 29 August final 12 months Thomas Purchase was driving his bike alongside a Lambeth highway in Kennington.

‘Mr Purchase was biking in the direction of the centre of the highway, as there was inadequate room for automobiles.

‘You thought he had damaged your wing mirror, which it seems precipitated you to lose your mood and to do what you probably did subsequent.

‘You adopted him and commenced to speed up. You drove in shut proximity to him, coming alongside him.’

The decide added: ‘He was sandwiched between the 2 automobiles and was not on his bike. 

‘Eyewitnesses reported that you just intentionally swerved into him.

‘Unsurprisingly your actions had a considerable influence on Mr Purchase. 

‘His associate needed to take care of him. He suffered spinal fractures.

‘This was a second of insanity.

‘Mr Purchase might have been killed by your actions, which, I’m certain, is one thing you’ve mirrored on.’

Prosecuting, George Jackson mentioned: ‘He was taken to St Thomas’ Hospital with spinal fractures.

‘He has ongoing ache and discomfort which causes him to keep away from train.

‘He has not been again on his bike.

‘The sufferer is employed as a software program engineer.’

Mr Purchase’s sufferer assertion, learn out by Mr Jackson, described how the software program engineer was unable to get off the bed for a while after the incident.

‘The influence was so violent and so forceful that I used to be unable to maneuver my legs. My arms have been diminished to uncoordinated moist noodles.

‘I will likely be perpetually grateful to the type members of the general public who got here to my assist that day, referred to as the emergency providers and acquired me ice packs for the ache.

‘During the entire ordeal the person who had run me down was nowhere to be seen.

‘I grew to become a hole shell of an individual, barely in a position to get off the bed.

He branded the Polish plumber as ‘one thoughtless, violent driver who needed to indicate who was boss.’

Oliver Snodin was mitigating for Ruszkowski and mentioned that the motorist had come to the UK when he was 21.

 He added: ‘The defendant has expressed empathy and regret in the direction of the complainant.

‘This was a second of insanity that was a response to the complainants actions.

‘He is self-employed as a plumber. 

‘He has needed to adapt to not with the ability to drive anymore.

‘It is frankly one thing he has needed to get used to. 

‘He takes jobs within the native space. 

‘He would not have the means to hold round massive instruments.’ 

Ruszkowski pleaded responsible to at least one rely of inflicting critical harm by harmful driving.