A motorist who left a woman in serious pain after driving over he leg and foot has been jailed.

Graham Duncan, of Mill Croft in Oakenholt, appeared at Mold Crown Court for sentence on Thursday morning.

The 53-year-old had previously admitted dangerous driving and assault, which took place on April 24 last year.

David Mainstone, prosecuting, told the court that in the early hours of the morning, complainant Georgina Clift was at her home in Flint enjoying drinks with her partner and others.

When one of the group went outside to smoke, they became embroiled in an altercation with a man.

As Ms Clift went outside and saw the incident taking place, another individual - Duncan - came into view holding a crowbar.

Ms Clift grabbed the crowbar and told the defendant to leave it, at which point he got in his car and began to rev his engine.

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He drove straight at the complainant and struck her with the mirror.

As she fell, the car ran over her foot and leg - luckily breaking no bones, but leaving her with painful swelling and bruising, as well as a tyre track across the back of her left leg.

A police officer passing in an unmarked car saw the incident and approached the defendant, telling him to turn the vehicle off.

He responded with: "F*** off," telling her he'd done nothing wrong.

But eventually, he complied and was arrested.

In interview, Duncan denied driving at the complainant - claiming instead that he'd seen an altercation between two groups and tried to drive between them to "split them up."

He asserted Ms Clift had attacked his car and tried to rip his wing mirror off.

In a victim personal statement, Ms Clift said the incident affected her physical and mental health.

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She said she suffers panic attacks and can no longer walk long distances.

Dafydd Roberts, defending, told the court his client cared for his elderly parents, and had secured an offer of work to begin as a yard supervisor on Monday.

He conceded the offences crossed the custody threshold, and that a pre-sentence report didn't "make happy reading," as his interviewing probation officer had noted that he wouldn't comply with conditions such as a curfew or unpaid work.

Mr Roberts told Judge Niclas Parry that there appeared to have been "some misunderstanding" as to his client's words to probation officers, and encouraged him to draw back and suspend the sentence.

Judge Parry told the defendant: "Your victim was found crying, injured in her own home, and the impact has been long-lasting.

"You didn't plead guilty until the day of your trial and she would have been waiting for months expecting to give evidence. 

"Even now, your attitude is to blame her."

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Judge Parry said given the defendant's "belligerent probation interview," it was clear he didn't intend to engage in rehabilitation activities.

As such, the Judge ordered him to serve an immediate term of 18 months behind bars.

A driving ban of two years and nine months was also imposed.