A DRUNK driver has been jailed after ploughing his car into a bus stop and lamppost, leaving his passenger with injuries so severe she may never recover.

Mariusz Florczak, 34, of Ashley Road, Altrincham has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty of drink driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Shocking footage of an intoxicated Florczak driving his black BMW 335i at excess speed in the Ardwick area on the morning of Saturday, January 19, 2019 was shown in court today.

Over the alcohol limit and driving twice the speed limit, Florczak first collided with a bus stop on Stockport Road. This didn’t stop the car continuing along the pavement at speed until it met a lamppost, which eventually stopped the car.

The emergency services were alerted to the wreckage with a 38-year-old woman unconscious in the back seat after the two high impact collisions.

When assessed by medical staff, the full extent of her injuries were revealed. The shocking injuries included a fractured pelvis, bilateral rib fractures broken in multiple places, a bleed to her spleen, injury to her liver, blunt abdominal trauma, a collapsed lung and a spinal fracture.

She may never fully recover from her injuries and now uses a walking aid to get around.

Unable to deny he was the driver, Florczak told officers a car had come out of a side street and collided with him but CCTV showed the truth.

On his release, he will face a five year disqualification from driving.

Police Constable Seamus Toal of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “If you ever even think about getting behind the wheel after you’ve had a drink, no matter how much, please remember this footage.

“For the next two years, Florczak will have plenty of time to think about what he’s done and the pain and suffering he caused his passenger but for her, every time she puts one foot in front of the other, every time she tries to move, she’ll be reminded of his foolish and quite frankly selfish actions that morning.

“I have no doubt that had he not collided with the bus stop and lamppost, he could have killed someone and it is only luck that has saved innocent members of the public.

“There really is nothing more to say other than: remember, none for the road.”