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Police were called to Queen Victoria Road



A man has been left with life-changing injuries after a hit-and-run in Coventry. It happened on a busy city centre road in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, May 6).

Officers were called after reports of a hit-and-run on Queen Victoria Road. A 38-year-old man had been struck by a vehicle at around 5.40am.

He was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries. A full investigation has been launched by West Midlands Police.

A 19-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody for questioning. Officers have managed to locate the vehicle involved and it is currently being forensically examined.

Teenager named and charged after hit-and-run in Coventry

A teenager has been charged after a man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Coventry. Jack Dillon will appear at Coventry Magistrates' Court on Monday (May 8).

A 38-year-old man was hit by a car on Queen Victoria Road on Saturday (May 6). He remains in a serious condition in hospital and continues to receive treatment for his injuries.

Dillon, 18, from Solihull, was arrested and later charged with wounding with intent, confirmed West Midlands Police. He has been remanded into custody.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We have charged a man after another man was seriously injured in a collision in Coventry yesterday morning (May 6). The 38-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car on Queen Victoria Road, Coventry and is being treated for injuries and remains in a serious condition.

“Jack Dillon, 18, of Solihull, was arrested and has been charged with wounding with intent. He has been remanded in custody to appear before Coventry Magistrates' Court tomorrow morning (Monday, May 8).”

Driver who 'mowed down' man in Coventry hit-and-run jailed



A driver who police said deliberately "mowed down" a man in a hit-and-run crash in Coventry has been jailed.

Jack Dillon, 18, drove at the man on Queen Victoria Road in the city centre at about 05:40 BST on 6 May.

The victim, in his 30s, was put in an induced coma and continues to recover from his injuries, officers say.

Dillon was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison, after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and failing to stop.

West Midlands Police said Dillon had been arrested within hours, after damage "consistent with being in a collision" was found on his BMW.

The force also secured CCTV footage of the incident, which showed he had fled the scene and had forced a taxi to go on to the other side of a road to avoid another collision.

The 18-year-old, of Grovefield Crescent, Balsall Common, was jailed at Warwick Crown Court on 1 September.

"Dillon deliberately drove at the victim and then left him in the road with very serious injuries, which thankfully he survived," said PC Callum Jones, from the force.

He added that there had been a "dispute" between two groups of men, involving Dillon and the man, shortly before the incident.

"The man is then seen to approach the BMW while carrying a metal road sign before he was struck by the vehicle and left with injuries which were initially feared to be life-threatening."