A TEENAGER who drove at double the speed limit before hitting a brick wall, seriously injuring his friend, will not have his sentence reconsidered as part of a government scheme.

As reported, Carter Light was behind the wheel of a green Vauxhall Astra when crashed near a North Dorset caravan park just before midday on July 28 last year.

The 19-year-old hit speeds of up to 60 miles per hour in Milton on Stour near Gillingham. The road has a 30mph limit.

As Light attempted to steer around a right-hand bend, he lost control of the vehicle, which swerved violently and hit a stone wall close to the Milton Farm caravan site.

A 21-year-old woman who was in the back seat of the car suffered a range of serious injuries, including an open fracture to her wrist, a skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, fractures to her neck and spine and a collapsed lung.

She was airlifted to Bristol Hospital, where she remained for four months.

Light suffered a broken pelvis. He was airlifted to Southampton Hospital for treatment.

Last month, Light, who lives in Mere, Wiltshire, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years, and banned from the roads for six years. He was also ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work and pay his victim £5,000 in compensation.

The case was then referred to the Attorney General’s ‘unduly lenient sentence’ scheme. However, it will not be heard at the Court of Appeal, and Light's initial sentence will continue. This is because the case doesn’t fall into the parameters of the scheme.