Cambridge hit-and-run driver claimed car was stolen at knifepoint
He was also handed a five-year driving ban.Police said Bukuru left the cyclist he struck lying on the ground, bleeding and unconscious and that she may never fully recover from her injuries.She was treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with a fractured skull, a bleed on the brain, a broken pelvis, arm, leg and ribs, a dislocated shoulder and damaged lungs.Officers said they found the black BMW Bukuru had been driving in Limekiln Road, several streets away from the crash.When they arrested him on the evening of the incident, police said they found the car's keys in Bukuru's bag.DC Fay Millen, from the serious collision investigation unit, said: "Bukuru's decision to perform a dangerous and unnecessary overtake directly resulted in the victim suffering horrendous injuries, from which she may never fully recover."Thanks to the actions of police, Bukuru was quickly located and arrested. He falsely told police his car had been stolen in a robbery, and only when presented with the evidence, he admitted he was the driver and there had been no robbery. "This investigation took significant policing resources to investigate, all because Bukuru didn't want to admit to his actions."I hope this result gives the victim some sense of closure; however, I acknowledge no sentence will undo the injuries he needlessly caused her on that day."
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