'For all he knew I could have been dying in the roadway but it looked like he didn’t care about me'

Teenager Megan Grant suffered horror injuries after lout Ryan McGovern lost control of his off-road motorbike and crashed into her as she walked on a pavement near her Edinburgh home.

Megan, 19, needed staples to a serious head wound and suffered a heavily bruised spleen after being knocked down from behind by McGovern’s red and white Honda 250.

She was also left with injuries to her arms, hands and shoulder and was left lying in the roadway as cowardly McGovern ran off as he abandoned the bike in March last year.

And as the bloodied teen was being helped by a neighbour following the collision at the capital’s Hay Drive she spotted McGovern returning to the scene and “smirking” at her as he walked past.

Now Megan has admitted she is “delighted” after learning McGovern was caged for 10 months for the shocking hit-and-run when he appeared from custody at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

The 28-year-old bike thug was also banned from the road for three years by Sheriff Alistair Noble.

Megan, 19, said: “It is only what he deserves after what he done to me. I was really delighted to hear he had been jailed as I thought he might get away with it.

“I was on the phone to my mum and heading to a local shop when I got hit really hard from behind.

“I didn’t hear a thing before he struck me and to be honest it’s still all a bit of a blur as I don’t remember that much about it.“I just remember speaking to my mum then I was lying on the road and in serious pain.

“I managed to get up and make my way to my house which was nearby and by the time I got there I was covered in blood.

“My mum totally panicked at the sight of me as the blood was pouring down my head and she gave me a towel to try and stop the bleeding.

“A neighbour was going to take me to hospital as the ambulance hadn’t arrived yet and as I sat dazed in the car I saw the guy walking past still wearing his helmet.

“I couldn’t believe it when I saw him smirking at me as I sat there covered in blood. I just thought that was such a horrible thing to do.

“After he run me over, he just ran off without his bike and leaving me lying in the road. I think he was coming back to try and get his bike back but there were too many people about.

“For all he knew I could have been dying in the roadway but it looked like he didn’t care about me.”

McGovern also struck a 26-year-old French tourist during the incident but it is not known the extent of the woman’s injuries.

Megan added: “I knew someone else had been hit but I don't know the woman and I never saw her again. I just hope she is alright and has managed to recover like me.

“I was really anxious at the thought of having to go to court but I’m glad he did the right thing in the end and admitted he was responsible.

“I’ve got closure now and a weight has certainly been lifted.”

McGovern pleaded guilty to driving an unregistered motorbike without due care and attention, losing control, mounting a pavement and striking Megan Grant and Alicia Magalhaes at Hay Avenue, Edinburgh, on March 22 last year.

He also admitted to driving the bike while disqualified and with no insurance on the same date.

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'For all he knew I could have been dying in the roadway but it looked like he didn’t care about me' - Edinburgh teen hit-and-run victim

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