A woman has been given nine penalty points on her driving licence after pleading guilty to her part in a collision which left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries.

Isabelle Crocker, aged 22, from Bemerton Heath, appeared at Salisbury Magistrates Court last Friday (8/11/19).

She pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and was fined £150 and her driving licence was endorsed with nine penalty points.

She was also ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £30.

The sentence relates to a collision on the A36, at the junction with the B390 at Knook, at around 8.15am on June 4 this year.

The victim, a man in his 40s, was riding his motorcycle southbound on the A36 towards Salisbury.

Crocker, who was driving a blue Volkswagen Polo, was driving northbound on the A36 and had turned right into the B390, when she collided with the motorcycle.

The victim was airlifted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with a serious head injury and two broken wrists.

He suffered complications, including seizures, and spent three weeks in intensive care before being moved to a high dependency ward.

He has continued to suffer ongoing health problems and has a life-changing brain injury, from which he may never fully recover.

PC Peter Williamson, from Wiltshire Police’s Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This is a tragic case and it is clear from the victim’s wife’s statement that this has had a huge impact on both the motorcyclist and his family.

“I hope this case serves as a stark reminder to all motorists of the potentially fatal consequences which could come from a split-second of distraction or lack of concentration.”

There have been several serious and fatal accidents on the A36 this year and Highways England is expected to publish figures later this month.

The accident in June led to massive traffic delays in both directions as emergency services dealt with the collision.

In recent weeks, local residents have called for improvements on the A36 after a spate of serious and fatal accidents.

People living in Codford and at Heytesbury and Knook have urged Highways England to make changes.

They say narrow country lanes are unsuitable for traffic diversions when accidents occur on the main road.