A SPEEDING motorist ploughed into a pedestrian on the wrong side of a major road in Southampton.

Amandeep Karir, 23, was hurtling up the Avenue and tried to overtake on the wrong side of a traffic island when he struck a 28-year-old man.

Southampton Crown Court heard that the victim was crossing near the junction of Westwood Road and suffered horrific injuries including a broken pelvis and a severely lacerated back.

He was forced to undergo several operations and has been left unable to walk for long periods following the crash on December 15, 2016.

Karir, of South View Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was jailed for 16 months and banned from the roads for 30 months.

PC Jonathan Dove, from the Roads Policing Unit, said: "An innocent man’s life has been changed forever because of the reckless actions of Karir.

"The victim has been both mentally and physically scarred by this collision, which could have been so easily avoided if Karir had not been so irresponsible behind the wheel.

"Our investigations proved that not only had Karir conducted the overtake in a 30 mph section of The Avenue, thereby exceeding the speed limit when the collision occurred, but he was also driving at an excessive speed through the city centre prior to the collision".

"We are very fortunate that nobody was killed that night.

"I hope that this case sends a clear message to anyone who thinks that speeding is worth the risk – it is not and we will continue to do everything we can to make our roads safer for all road users."