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A “cowardly” motorist who ran down a reveller on a busy Wakefield street then drove over the man to get away.

Initially landing on the bonnet of Danny Holmes’ white Vauxhall Astra, the victim’s head connected with such force that it smashed the windscreen. Holmes stopped and the man rolled off the bonnet in front of the vehicle. But instead of stopping, he then ran over the man as he fled, connecting with the front wheel, then the back.

Holmes, 45, was jailed at Leeds Crown Court this week after admitting causing serious injury through dangerous driving. Prosecuting the case, Adam Walker said the victim had been out with friends on the night of July 10 last year on Westgate in Wakefield.

At 3.35am he had been crossing the road towards Rafikees takeaway when Holmes “made no attempt to avoid him”, Mr Walker told the court.

'Cowardly' motorist ran down reveller on busy Wakefield street then deliberately drove over him to escape