Overview

• Nathan Cooper, 40, was sentenced to four years and three months after pleading guilty at Southampton Crown Court to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink driving, drug driving and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
• The collision occurred on June 23, 2024, at Test Park in Millbrook, where he rode at a group of girls, injuring a 13-year-old with life-threatening injuries and a 14-year-old with minor injuries.
• Breath and blood tests found Cooper over the drink-drive limit and the specified limit for cannabis, with CCTV and a phone video showing him racing the bike at dangerous speeds.
• Police said his off-road motorcycle has been seized to be crushed, and his 11-year-old daughter was on the bike as a pillion passenger during the incident.
• The 13-year-old remains in recovery after air ambulance treatment and specialist hospital care, and her family publicly thanked responders and medical staff.