Michael Hill
Causing serious injury by driving whilst disqualified *
Sentence
55 months imprisonment and 46 months driving ban
On August 21, 2025, Michael Hill, 24, of Raby Court, Middlesbrough, who was hooded and riding a dark electric bike while under the influence of cannabis and cocaine, collided with a seven-year-old boy who had stepped onto Westminster Road. Hill, disqualified from driving, fled the scene after the boy suffered a traumatic brain injury and fractures, leaving him wheelchair dependent and requiring ongoing hospital care. Hill broke his arm in the crash, attempted to flee on his damaged bike, then escaped on the back of his accomplice's moped. He was tracked via CCTV and arrested on September 1, 2025, at James Cook University Hospital.
Pleaded guilty. Has four previous convictions for 13 offences. Expressed remorse in a letter to the court. Also sentenced for dangerous driving, possession with intent to supply cannabis and cocaine, and possession of an offensive weapon from separate matters on May 1, 2024. Suffers from PTSD.