Victim left with lasting injuries by head-on crash caused by drink driver from March

A drink driver from March who caused a head-on crash which has left a woman with long-lasting injuries has been jailed.

Kestutis Korzeniauskas, 52, was driving a black Vauxhall Insignia along Twenty Pence Road, towards Wilburton, when he struck a black Vauxhall Corsa heading in the opposite direction at about 8am on Monday, June 5, last year.

The driver of the Corsa, a 23-year-old woman, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, with serious injuries.

She recovered and was discharged but now suffers from lasting injuries.

A breath test showed Korzeniauskas was more than three times the legal limit, and a further blood sample contained 177mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood - the limit is 80.

On Friday (11), at Peterborough Crown Court, Korzeniauskas, of Heathcote Close, March, was jailed for nine months, having pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless/inconsiderate driving, drink driving, and driving without a licence.

Korzeniauskas was also banned from driving for three years and four months.

He was also convicted of drink driving and driving with no licence in 2017.

DC James McAlister said: “If this case doesn’t highlight the dangers of drink driving, I don’t know what will. Korzeniauskas should never have been behind the wheel of a car that morning.

“The victim was just minding her own business when he collided with her, and I would like to commend her bravery and wish her all the best in her recovery.”

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