A SENTENCE date has been set for a motorist whose dangerous driving in a car reported stolen from Penrith caused a serious injury crash.

The passenger who was travelling in the Hyundai Bayon car that was being driven by 40-year-old Daniel Green as police pursued him in North Yorkshire lost an arm as a result of the collision. 

At Carlisle Crown Court, Green entered guilty pleas to two charges: one was causing serious injury by driving dangerously on September 10 last year and the second an actual bodily harm assault.

This also happened on September 10.

Prosecutor Tim Evans said Green’s offending began in Cumbria, though the most serious aspect – the serious injury crash – happened near York following a police pursuit.

It began after police received a report that the car involved, a black Hyundai Bayon, was stolen in Penrith. It was spotted in the North Yorkshire area and then located on the A1 (M) at  10am on Sunday, September 10.

Police reports from the time stated that officers pursued the car east along the A59 towards York. Just after 10.20am, as the car reached York’s outer ring road, it collided with two other vehicles.

The Hyundai overturned.

One man – the seriously injured passenger – was found in the overturned car while the defendant was found a short distance away.

Both men needed hospital treatment, with the passenger being airlifted to hospital from the scene. No further details of the pursuit have been released.

The defendant, of Leys Road, Bridlington, is also due to be sentenced for a separate offence, committed on April 11, of driving while over the limit for a cocaine breakdown product, said Mr Evans.

He added that further medical information about the man injured in the crash on September 10 would be made available for the sentencing hearing, which will take place on July 4.

There was also dashcam footage of some of the offending.

The impact of the accident on the man who lost his arm had been dealt with by way of a video interview.

Judge Michael Fanning told Green that he will remain remanded in custody until the day of his sentencing; the length of the inevitable driving disqualification would also be dealt with on that day.

The defendant, who spoke only to enter his pleas and confirm his details, appeared before the court via a video link from the prison where he is being held.

After the crash, North Yorkshire Police said the incident had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is mandatory in cases of serious injury and police involvement.