Man who drove car into house jailed
A driver who smashed his car into a family’s front room and caused life-changing injuries has been jailed for five years, police have said.
James Andrew Sparham’s high-performance VW Golf R burst into flames when it came off the road in Rawcliffe, York.
North Yorkshire Police said one of the residents, a man in his 50s, had to endure a long stay in hospital.
The 29-year-old driver’s two passengers – a woman in her 30s and a man in his 20s – also sustained broken bones and lacerations.