Horrifying dashcam footage has captured the moment an alleged drunk driver hit a postman, breaking his neck and leaving him permanently disabled.
Andy Brown, 60, was riding a motorcycle along the Anzac Highway in Adelaide when a woman in an SUV ran over him at 7.36pm on October 29, 2022.
The woman, who had two children in the car at the time, reportedly fled the scene without looking at Mr Brown, who remained lying in the road.
Eighteen months later, he is still recovering and doctors have told him he will likely never recover from the injuries.
South Australian police allege the woman had a blood alcohol level of more than three times the alcohol limit at the time.
Andy Brown, 60, was run over by an alleged drunk driver while riding a motorcycle along Adelaide’s Anzac Highway in 2022
Mr Brown was forced to leave his job after the crash and fears he may never be able to ride a motorcycle again.
“(She) drove into me at 60 miles per hour, didn’t brake, just hit the back of my bike, and roared away (and) left me for dead in the middle of the road,” he said. told 9News.
His partner Chantal Elsworthy said she thought Mr Brown was dead when she was told what had happened.
‘When I got the call, I thought he was dead. She ran over his head and his chest and he was dead,” she said.
The incident broke Mr Brown’s neck and left him permanently disabled
Mr Brown spent weeks in the Royal Adelaide Hospital before being transferred to Flinders Medical Center for rehabilitation.
He still has trouble walking and fears that after 40 years as an avid motorcycle enthusiast, he will never be able to ride it again.
The woman who ran him over will appear in court in April.