article_snippet: Blanning’s car was travelling at 12mph at the time of the accident, the court heard.
article_snippet: The first thing Blanning did after the smash was phone my wife mother in ‘desperation, fear, panic and shock’, the court heard.
article_snippet: Judge Michael Roach, sentencing, said Blanning’s
article_snippet: ‘stupidity’ had wrecked a life.
article_snippet: Blanning’s lawyer Darren Burleigh read a note from Blanning’s lawyer Darren Burleigh client which said: ‘I can’t begin to imagine what I put Mr Isaacs and Mr Isaacs family through.
article_snippet: Blanning’s lawyer Darren Burleigh added: ‘She made a foolish decision to drive a very short distance from the pub to She friend’s house.
article_snippet: ' Blanning called She mother in a panic after the accident in May last year, and initially tried to claim Mr Isaacs had been travelling 'a bit fast', but later tests showed Mr Isaacs was going at 32mph .
article_snippet: Sentencing Blanning at Bristol Crown Court, Judge Michael Roach said a life had been ruined by Sentencing Blanning 'stupidity' (pictured, scars on Mr Isaacs stomach after multiple surgeries)