A road-rage driver left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries after he deliberately pursued him and knocked him off his bike.

Darren Kay was angry at the motorcyclist filtering in traffic on the A259 at Ferring, Worthing.

He performed an undertake of vehicles in the outside lane to catch up with the rider during the incident on March 16 last year.

His vehicle then swerved towards the rider to knock him off.

The motorcyclist, a 34-year-old man from Lancing, sustained life-changing injuries and was taken to hospital with a bleed on the brain.

At Lewes Crown Court on September 20 Kay admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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The 53-year-old claimed to police at the scene that he had not seen the motorcycle passing on his inside.

But his own dashcam footage recorded how he had pursued the rider and said foul-mouthed abuse at the moment of impact.

Kay, formerly of Onslow Drive, Ferring, was sentenced to three years and two months in prison. He was disqualified from driving for four years and seven months.

Investigating officer Sergeant Mark Farrow from the Roads Policing Unit said: “Kay drove dangerously and deliberately to knock over the rider of the motorcycle.

“The collision has had a long-term impact on his victim who was not able to return to his employment for eight months.

“Kay’s road rage has had a life-changing impact.

“His driving was appalling and completely unacceptable. He is extremely fortunate not to have caused a fatality. So we are pleased he is now serving a significant custodial sentence and that a dangerous driver has been taken off our roads.”