Trial adjourned for Spalding man accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on the A151 at Twenty

The sentence of a Spalding man who seriously injured another motorist when he tried to overtake three cars was adjourned so his victim can attend court.

Cezary Purzycki, 44, was described as driving "far too fast" for the national speed limit when he hit a van which was travelling in the opposite direction on the A151 near Twenty.

Purzycki, of Gilbert Road, Spalding, was due to sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court on May 9 after pleading guilty to a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

But the hearing was told Purzycki's victim was unable to be present in court and Judge Simon Hirst agreed to adjourn the case until he could attend.

The case was previously adjourned after a roadside breath test suggested Purzycki was a little over twice the limit for drink-driving when the collision occurred.

A blood test taken some five hours later in hospital put Purzycki within the legal range.

But Jon Dee, defending, confirmed Purzycki now accepted being over the drink-drive limit and that his driving was impaired.

In an impact statement which was previously read out in court the victim said his last memory before the collision was going through a chicane near the village of Twenty.

The van driver added that he had been unable to return to his former line of work because of the severity of his injuries from the collision.

Purzckyi had very little recollection of the crash and spent a month in hospital as a result of his own bad driving, the court was told.

Judge Hirst previously told Purzycki that he had performed an "obviously dangerous manoeuvre."

"If he was twice the legal for alcohol at the time then it could affect the type of sentence he receives," Judge Hirst warned Purzycki.