Speeding Angus biker jailed after injuring child.

Arbroath teenager caused multiple injuries to youngster while speeding before fleeing scene

An Arbroath motorcyclist has been locked up after he ploughed into a young boy at 50mph and left him in a wheelchair for several months.

Jake Henry, 18, was riding at more than twice the 20mph speed limit when he crashed into the then 10-year-old and a parked car in Aberdeen last summer.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was so badly hurt that he needed a wheelchair – and eight months on still needs a crutch to help him walk.

He is also now “terrified” of moving vehicles and will not play outside on his own anymore.

Yesterday, a sheriff told Henry he was “very fortunate” the youngster had not been killed as could have “so easily happened”.

Henry had been riding on Cairngorm Drive, close to its junction with Caisedykes Drive, in the Kincorth area of Aberdeen, when the collision took place on August 15.

After he crashed into the child, he lost control of the motorcycle and it skidded along the road before crashing into a parked car. He then fled the scene.

His victim was rushed to hospital with a broken thighbone and shinbone.

He also suffered a split spleen and liver as well as cuts and bruises.

Yesterday, Henry, whose address was given as Fraser Path, Arbroath, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court after previously admitting seriously injuring the boy by driving dangerously.

He had also pleaded guilty to driving the green 400cc Kawasaki bike without a proper licence, without insurance and while on bail.

Depute fiscal Stephanie Ross told the court the crash had left the boy wheelchair-bound but he was now walking with the aid of a crutch.

She added he had recently had surgery to remove pins from his injured leg.

He has also been prescribed with “build-up” protein shakes by a physiotherapist, because he has lost so much weight while recovering.

Defence agent Alex Burn said his client, who is currently serving a two-year sentence for assault, was fully aware he would be handed a custodial sentence and was not trying to hide from his “crazy” behaviour.

Sentencing him to 15 months detention, Sheriff Graeme Napier told Henry he was fortunate that he was still relatively young or he would have imposed a steeper term.

Sheriff Napier also disqualified Henry from driving for two years.

Jake Henry struck the young boy while speeding on his motorbike in Aberdeen.