Student may sue rugby star

Mike Voyle was given a six-month driving ban

The man injured after being run over by rugby international Mike Voyle in a hit-and-run accident is considering a private prosecution against the player.

Voyle was found guilty of driving without due care and attention in the accident, which left 19-year-old Cardiff student David Thomas with two leg fractures and internal injuries.

David Thomas has been unable to exercise

The Cardiff player was fined and banned from driving for six months.

David Thomas was once a footballer but he has not been able to do any exercise since the accident.

As well as a broken leg, he suffered serious internal injuries.

A court hearing on Thursday was told he was thrown across North Road in Cardiff "like a rag doll" when he was hit by a Fiat Brava car driven by Mike Voyle.

Voyle had already admitted that he failed to stop at the scene of the accident, and that he was uninsured.

But he fought charges of careless driving and of obstructing a police officer in the investigation.

Personal injury claim

The Cardiff RFC second row forward was fined £1,250 with £450 costs and banned from driving for six months after being found guilty of driving without due care and attention, and obstructing police investigating the case.

They ruled that he should have avoided the collision, and that he had wasted police time in lying about the whereabouts of his car the day after the crash.

Voyle told magistrates he had been very concerned about the health of Mr Thomas, and that he was sorry he had had to relive his ordeal during the court case.

Mr Thomas's lawyers are preparing a personal injury claim against the Welsh international.