A MAN was left bleeding from the head after he lost control of his quad bike and collided with a car.

Toby Holley collided with a female driver on the B4388 near Forden on the evening of June 9 this year in an accident that flung him from his Honda quad bike.

Welshpool Magistrates’ Court heard on Tuesday, December 14, that the bike came straight out of a side road onto the main road in front of the car, with the driver forced to swerve to avoid collision.

After crashing into a hedge the female got out and realised the quad bike had hit her car and saw Holley – who she knows – lying on the floor, bleeding from a head wound.

Holley, 26, admitted driving without due care and attention at the hearing, as well as driving without insurance.

Prosecutor Helen Tench said police were notified of the collision by an ambulance crew who had arrived at the scene at around 9pm.

“There was a report involving a car and quad bike, with the defendant having suffered head injuries after being unseated,” she said.

“The defendant was the rider of the quad bike and had left the scene. The female driver of the car said she had been going towards Montgomery. As she approached a junction, she saw a red quad bike wanting to join the road. One bike came straight out on to the carriageway and she swerved to avoid a collision.

“She collided with a hedge and when she got out she saw marks consistent with a collision with a quad. She got out and saw the defendant lying on the floor; he was bleeding from the head. He was jerking slightly before getting up to his knees. Another man arrived to take the defendant away.”

Ms Tench said Holley later attended at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for treatment and on another date attended the police station for interview.

“He said in interview he’d been ferreting and had had a pint of cider and pint of coke at a pub before carrying on,” said Prosecutor Helen Tench.

“He said he couldn’t stop the bike and didn’t know why. He wasn’t aware of any mechanical issues with the bike. He said he had never had blackouts while driving and accepted he should have stopped.”

“The quad bike was roadworthy but he had cancelled the insurance as it was not going on roads anymore.”

Acting on his own behalf, Holley, of Brynfa Avenue, Welshpool, said: “I got to the junction and just couldn’t stop it. The road had recently been resurfaced and there were signs warning of skid risks.”

Magistrates heard Holley had a clean licence but had appeared at the same court just last month where he received a conditional discharge for being drunk and disorderly; with these offences pre-dating that one.

Holley added: “My grandfather has also been having chemotherapy and I’m the one taking him to his appointments.”

Magistrates placed six penalty points on Holley’s licence meaning he can still drive.

Chair of the bench, Cynthia McVey, said: “You have appeared twice in court in a short period, we do not want to see you back here.”

Magistrates also ordered Holley to pay the driver of the car £350 compensation to cover her excess as the vehicle had to be written off. They also fined him £146 fine and ordered him to pay £85 costs and a £34 surcharge.