Businessman sentenced for causing injury by dangerous driving
Scott Baines, a 50-year-old Sunderland businessman, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving after he reversed his Land Rover Discovery and knocked over a former employee during a long-running dispute. The victim suffered a complex cut to the top of his head requiring ten stitches, plus abrasions and bruising. Newcastle Crown Court sentenced Baines to 14 months in prison suspended for 12 months, 160 hours unpaid work, a two-year driving ban and costs. The court record notes mutual bad feeling, witness CCTV uncertainty about contact with the car, and mitigation including references and visible remorse.
Baines received a 14-month suspended sentence and a two-year driving ban
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They had a falling out while working together that ended during Covid. Bad feeling continued and Baines sent a warning email the day before. The court hearing sentenced him and banned him from driving, and an appeal or civil claim could…
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