Incident Overview
A man has admitted to driving into a pedestrian with his electric motorbike, rendering the victim unconscious before fleeing the scene.
Jordan Willetts, from Newport, pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving, driving without a licence, and failing to stop at the scene of the crash, which occurred in Newport last November.
Willetts surrendered to police two days after the incident. At the time of the crash, he was driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
Victim's Account
The victim, Sam Bevan, 33, from the St Julians area of Newport, was struck while crossing Fairoak Avenue. Bevan previously told BBC Wales that he has no memory of the collision and only became aware of it after his neighbour showed him the "brutal" CCTV footage.
Bevan was unconscious for approximately five minutes and was found lying face down in the road by neighbours. The collision resulted in severe concussion and facial cuts.
Two days following the incident, neighbours who had assisted Bevan checked on his condition at his home. They informed him that he had been hit by what they described as an e-bike, and graphic CCTV footage confirmed the details of the crash.
"That's what's annoyed me, the disrespect and not being humane and checking up on someone."
Bevan remains unable to drive due to his injuries.
Details on the Vehicle and Legal Proceedings
Investigations revealed that the electric motorbike involved was originally a push bike that had been modified. Police discovered these modifications when the vehicle was seized.
Prosecutors informed the court that Willetts "eventually" handed himself in two days after the collision.
When asked about the crash upon leaving court, Willetts told the BBC:
"Of course I'm sorry, why would I have handed myself in if I wasn't sorry?"
Willetts' father commented to the BBC that his son had made a "mistake."
Following the incident, Willetts was disqualified from driving pending sentencing.
