A 35-YEAR-OLD man has admitted careless driving after a hit-and-run which left a Nottingham student seriously injured.
Rohan Omar Bingham, of Crossland Road, Bestwood, drove off after the accident in Lenton, which threw 23-year-old Clare Carver ten feet into the air.
The University of Nottingham student was left with serious head injuries and Bingham failed to report the incident to police.
He admitted seven charges, including careless driving, at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.
He was driving a Ford Focus when he ran down Ms Carver as she crossed Derby Road at 11.30pm on November 20.
A bus driver told the court that he saw someone crossing the road and could not believe a white vehicle in front was not slowing or stopping.
The bus driver had been on route to Nottingham when the accident happened.
In his opinion it would have been obvious to someone paying attention there was a pedestrian in the road, the court heard.
The defendant, who was of previous good character, said afterwards he simply did not see the pedestrian. She suffered serious head injuries.
At court, Bingham also pleaded guilty to failing to stop after the accident, failing to report it, three charges of having tyres with insufficient tread on his Ford Focus car as well as a charge of possession of cocaine. All the offences were on November 20.
More background will be given at the next court hearing.
Careless driving does not carry a prison sentence and punishment is a fine, penalty points and a disqualification.
District Judge Tim Devas adjourned for a probation report to be prepared and granted Bingham unconditional bail.
He told him to return to court on June 16 at 9.45am.
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