Overview
- On 19 December the court heard footage and witness accounts that showed Danny Calladine drive into Dion Eagle and then reverse back over him during an argument on Scarborough Rise in Breadsall Hilltop.
- Roadside and custody tests showed Calladine was almost three times the legal alcohol limit and about four times the legal cocaine limit, evidence the prosecution said proved the act was deliberate.
- Dion Eagle suffered multiple fractures including two to his spine, extensive internal injuries, repeated induced comas and many operations and remains in long‑term rehabilitation at Linden Lodge nearly six months later.
- Calladine pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and to drink‑driving and was sentenced at Derby Crown Court to three‑and‑a‑half years in prison with a 35‑month driving disqualification and a five‑year restraining order.
- The victim’s impact statements described ongoing severe disability and psychological distress, including missing his daughter’s birth and saying he still wishes he had died that day, underscoring long‑term harm to him and his family.