Driver jailed after killing dog and injuring two men in revenge attack
Driver mounted kerb in revenge attack in West Yorkshire
A driver killed a dog and injured two men after mounting the kerb in a revenge attack.
David Moores was jailed at Leeds Crown Court after the hearing was told he used the Ford Mondeo he was driving as a weapon to target the two men on West Street, in South Kirkby.
Prosecutor Henry Fernandez said Moores, 35, was seeking revenge after an earlier incident when one of the men went to a woman’s home, adding: "Whilst there it is said he tried to steal drugs and pushed her child into a radiator."
The woman contacted Moores after spotting the men in South Kirkby.
Mr Fernandez said: "He drove that vehicle at speed towards both men. It mounted the kerb and collided with both individuals."
The man - who the court heard had previously been to the woman's house - was hit in the right leg and knocked from the electric bicycle he was on during the incident in August 2023.
He fell to the pavement and suffered a broken toe and cuts and bruises to his arms.
The car then struck the other man who was walking his dog. The dog was killed instantly.
The man suffered fractured ribs, a broken left shoulder and two breaks in his left arm.
The court heard both his lungs collapsed. He was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Moores, of Frederick Street, Rotherham, has eight previous convictions for nine offences.
Moores admitted attempted grievous bodily harm and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
In March 2022 he was handed a seven month prison sentence suspended for two years for an October 2020 offence of theft of a motor vehicle.
He committed the August 16 2023 offences during then term of that order.
Glenn Parsons, mitigating, said since the incident Moores "has been largely out of trouble."
Judge Ray Singh jailed Moores for three-years-and-eight months and banned him from driving for two years with a 22-month extension.