Speeding Bridlington driver on the wrong side of the road…

Surgeons told the van driver he would ‘never be the same again’ Mark Naylor Humber Court Reporter 15:58, 06 May 2026 A speeding young driver was on the wrong side of the road when his Mini Cooper car suddenly crashed straight into an oncoming van in a horrific head-on collision on a bend. The other driver had “absolutely no opportunity to take avoiding action” and he was left with “horrendous” injuries that ruined his life. He suffered the most “excruciating pain” of his life and he was forced to give up his much-loved long-term hobby of riding his trials bike, Hull Crown Court heard. Riley Harris, 22, of Greenfield Road, Bridlington, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Beeford on October 9, 2023. Maya Hanson, prosecuting, said that a van driver was travelling north behind a lorry on the A165 between Brandesburton and Beeford, north of Beverley, when he headed towards a left-hand bend at 6.04am. It was dark, the roads were damp after earlier rain and there was spray-back because of water on the road. “The next thing that he can remember is being faced with two headlights directly in front of him and there being a big bang,” said Miss Hanson. Harris, driving a red Mini Cooper on his way to work, had overtaken a car and a truck. He was “going too fast” – and was on the wrong side of the road – when his car crashed head-on into the van. “The speed was highly inappropriate for the prevailing road and weather conditions,” said Miss Hanson. “There was a disregard of the dangers to others. There was overtaking.” The van driver was trapped inside his vehicle but he was cut out and taken to Hull Royal Infirmary. He suffered serious injuries, including two fractures to his left wrist, a fractured lower right thigh bone, fractured pelvis, two fractured ribs, fractures to his spine, open wounds on his body and bleeding in his abdomen. He needed surgery on two separate occasions in the following weeks and a number of follow-up appointments. He later had further operations. The van driver said that he was in Hull Royal Infirmary’s trauma ward for two weeks and he suffered the most excruciating pain of his life. He had to wear a neck collar as a precaution, meaning that he…
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