A banned driver who knocked down a dementia sufferer as he crossed the road, stopped to move the injured man and then drove off, a court heard.

Alan Maxwell, 23, hit pensioner Jonus Ume in Capstone Road, Chatham, but instead of stopping to call an ambulance, he dragged Mr Ume out of his path before he drove off.

Mr Ume, who was 80 at the time, suffered a bleed on the brain and was in hospital for three days.

Maxwell, of Copperfield House, New Road, Chatham, later handed himself in to police.

Maxwell pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, without insurance, failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident, driving without due care and attention, driving an unlicensed vehicle and failing to inform the DVLA of a change of address in regards to his licence details.

He also admitted being in breach of a conditional discharge given for possessing cannabis.

He was back before Medway magistrates to be sentenced.

James Nichols, prosecuting, told the court: “The defendent admitted running him over during interview and told officers he was going too fast to slow down and admitted leaving the scene.”

The court also heard because Mr Ume has dementia, his son had written an impact statement on his behalf.

Magistrates were told Mr Ume, who lives with his son and daughter-in-law, had no memory of the incident but since then had lost his appetite and had pain in his right leg and had fallen on several occasions, including down stairs.

He told his son he was in pain all the time and had been re-admitted to hospital and had to undergo a further operation.

Maxwell was jailed for 90 days suspended for two years. He was also ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work, banned from driving for a year and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Maxwell was heard complaining about the number of unpaid work hours he had to complete as he left the courtroom.