Show-off Porsche driver is jailed for overtaking stunt
AN “IMPATIENT” Porsche driver crashed while showing off his new car to his teenage son, a court heard.
Jason Zibarras, 50, wanted to show his son how fast his £80,000 Porsche Taycan could go when he overtook on the crest of a hill near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
He was jailed for 18 months after accelerating from 48mph to 84mph and ploughing into two vehicles travelling in the opposite direction.
Steven Askew, 35, who was driving home with his 10-month-old son, was left with mobility problems and memory loss after being hit by Zibarras.
Zibarras admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and has been banned from driving for three years. Judge John Bate-williams, sentencing, told Zibarras: “It was a bad mistake, a very bad mistake. Mr Askew has suffered devastating effects on his life.
“It was born out of, in my view, your impatience and your desire to show the speed of your new car to your son.”
The court heard that Mr Askew suffered a broken collarbone, shin, arm, foot, and had two bleeds on his brain. He told the court: “I was dismissed from the hospital just in time to see my son walk for the first time. I’m now struggling with what feels like a slower mind and have short-term memory issues.”
Zibarras accelerated to race past two cars on double white lines on the A3400 and ploughed into Mr Askew’s Volvo V50 and a Renault Capture just moments after passing the second car. Data from the Porsche showed Zibarras accelerated from 48mph to 84mph in just five seconds.
‘It was a very bad mistake, born out of your desire to show the speed of your new car to your son’