Overview
- Tancredo Bankhardt, 41, was sentenced Thursday at Norwich Crown Court and banned from driving for 54 months.
- A jury earlier this week acquitted him of three attempted murder charges but found him guilty of three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and one count of dangerous driving.
- The crash on September 26, 2025, near Loddon and Hales happened after he drove at over 70 mph in a 60 zone and crossed into the opposite lane, striking a Honda and then an Audi.
- Dashcam audio and call records showed he drove up and down the road in a highly emotional, distracted state, and the court found seatbelts were not worn by him or the children.
- Victims reported lasting harm, including a child with a brain bleed and a collapsed lung and the Honda driver with pelvic and chest fractures, with both oncoming drivers saying they tried to swerve to avoid him.