Shocking CCTV footage of 12-year-old scrambler bike rider smashing into a teenage girl, 15, while she walked along the pavement is released by her family after she woke from a coma
- Schoolgirl nearly died after two youths on a motorbike ploughed into her
- One of the boys had been given the bike as a present for good school work
- Terrifying CCTV footage has now been released as a warning to others
- Victim's family urge other parents not to give boys the dangerous bikes
Horrific CCTV footage shows the moment two teenage boys on an off-road motorbike slam into a schoolgirl while speeding down the pavement.
Jessica Chisnall was 15 when she was hit by an off-road bike which mounted the pavement as she walked home from school in St Helens, Merseyside, on January 13.
Merseyside Police has now released footage showing the moment Jessica was hit by the bike, which was ridden by two boys, aged 12 and 16.
A CCTV image shows the moment shortly before two teenage yobs on an off-road motorbike slammed into a schoolgirl while speeding along the pavement in St Helens, Merseyside
The rider and passenger of the bike made off from the incident but were later arrested.
The 16-year-old - who had been given the bike as a reward for good achievement in school - was given a detention and training order and disqualified from driving for five years while the 12-year-old was given a youth referral order.
Jessica's father Carl said: 'It was a typical Friday afternoon waiting for the girls to come home from school and college, then a bang on the door changed our lives dramatically.
The parents of Jessica Chisnall, who was seriously injured in the crash, have now appealed to other parents not to buy their children scrambler bikes
'My niece was at the door saying something has happened to our daughter. Our first thought was someone had hit her and nothing prepared us for what was to happen next.
'I ran to her and saw her lifeless on the floor and no movement. I was in shock and my first thought was she was dead.'
Jessica's mother Sara said: 'Christmas is a special time for us like all families but this year we count ourselves lucky to have our whole family together, things could have been so different.'
Jessica, who is now 16, suffered bleeding on the brain, eye socket injuries and deep cuts and is still recovering from the collision.
Mr Chisnall said: 'I plead with any responsible parent not to buy these bikes. They are not children's toys, they are not road legal and can only be ridden on private land with the land owner's permission.
'You're wasting your money but most of all you are putting your children and others at risk.'
Chief Inspector Gary O'Rourke said: 'As upsetting as it is, this CCTV speaks for itself, and shows the true danger that can be caused by the illegal and dangerous use of off-road vehicles.
'The injuries suffered by Jess on that day were completely avoidable and Jessica and her family continue to suffer because of the reckless behaviour of two individuals who didn't think of the consequences that riding a powerful motorbike in a built-up area might cause.'
Jessica was saved by doctors at Alder Hey, where she put into a medically-induced coma
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