Man jailed for crashing into woman as he drove down Blackpool promenade tramway
Walkinshaw can be seen on CCTV hurtling down the Blackpool promenade tramway moments before he crashed into a woman and left her with life changing injuries.
A man who "mowed down" a woman as he drove down a tramway while over the legal limit has been jailed.
Stephen Walkinshaw, 44, was driving his Jaguar F-Pace along the tram tracks on Blackpool Promenade when he hit the woman.
Walkinshaw had been drinking all afternoon in a nearby pub on Friday 29 September 2023, before he decided to hurtle down the tramway at 30mph despite cars not being allowed on the rails.
The victim, a woman in her 40s, was with her partner on holiday when Walkinshaw crashed into her. Despite the victim suffering life changing injuries and Walkinshaw's own car being damaged, he didn't stop and instead continued down the tramway.
In a victim personal statement, the woman said the collision had changed her and her family's life and that she still suffers from both physical and mental pain.
Walkinshaw's car was later spotted by a police patrol, and after a brief pursuit he was stopped and arrested.
Walkinshaw, of Danebridge Place. Congleton, Cheshire, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving in court, and was jailed for three years and received a seven year driving ban which will only begin once he is released from prison.
Sgt Dan Gunn, of the Roads Policing Unit, said: 'My thoughts today are first and foremost with the victim of this horrendous collision. She suffered some significant injuries which require ongoing treatment, and the collision has had a huge impact on her and her family. I hope that this result gives her some closure and enables her to focus on her ongoing recovery.
'Walkinshaw was both over the drink drive limit and driving in an area restricted for trams when he ran down the victim and to compound his offending he failed to stop at the scene.
'I welcome this sentence which is a result of the quality and strength of the prosecution case, and my thanks go to all those involved in the investigation.'
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