Coalville motorcyclist who crashed into three people jailed for dangerous driving

After the incident, he was interviewed by officers where he claimed he was riding responsibly and that the wheelie was not a deliberate manoeuvre.

However, the police investigation included a number of witnesses who contradicted what he said and so Price was summoned to court.

Price was sentenced to three years in prison at Leicester Crown Court on Monday (31 July) after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Shane Price

PC David Handisides, who was the investigating officer, said: “Every witness we interviewed said that Price was riding dangerously before the collision and that the wheelie was a deliberate and intended manoeuvre. Many of the witnesses, who hold motorbike licences themselves, commented on the bike accelerating and reeving at the time of the incident and how reckless it was especially given what a busy area of Coalville it is.

“Price’s thoughtless actions left two men injured, one of which very seriously. He spent almost five weeks in hospital having received reconstructive surgery to his lower body and continues nearly a year on struggle with his mobility.

“While this guilty plea and subsequent sentence does not replace what happened to those affected by this incident, I hope that this conviction serves as a timely reminder to all motorists to drive and ride responsibly at all times.”