Sunderland biker 'may never walk again' after crashing into BMW while riding at '100mph'

Jamie Downing, 28, is mainly bedridden and needs a wheelchair to get around and will be that way for years, his solicitor Jason Smith said.

Downing, of Pilgrim Close, Southwick, crashed in Palgrove Road, Pennywell, on Friday, April 30.

The collision sent him flying over the top of the car, and he collapsed after pulling himself to his feet.

Downing, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, avoided jail after magistrates in South Tyneside suspended his 12-week sentence for two years.

It was his second danger driving conviction in five years, with the first seeing him jailed.

Mr Smith said Downing had some sensation in his legs but was unlikely to get enough feeling back to become independently mobile.