According to prosecutor Michele Stuart-Lofthouse, the motorcyclist successfully “died three times” in hospital earlier than being introduced again to life.
He suffered “horrendous” burns to each legs, his buttocks, again, hand, lips, tongue, nostril and eyes.
Hunt, 20, was introduced in for questioning the day after the accident and charged with inflicting severe damage by harmful driving, which he pleaded responsible to.
In a sufferer affect assertion, the motorcyclist mentioned the crash had “shattered” his life.
“My days are no longer my own. My life is filled with medical and mental health appointments, physiotherapy and acupuncture, psychiatric appointments and weekly visits from an occupational therapist,” he mentioned.
“Before the crash, I lived a full and busy life surrounded by friends.
“My biggest ardour was steel detecting on quiet seashores. I had independence, function and pleasure in easy issues – that has all been taken from me.
“I now live every day as a prisoner in a life I didn’t asked for, a life as an amputee full of pain, limitations and constant reminders of what happened.
“I really feel like a burden to my family and friends.”
Defence barrister Susannah Proctor said Hunt, who stopped at the scene, had only been driving for a few months when the accident occurred.
She said he was remorseful and was now suffering from depression and possibly post-traumatic stress disorder.
He was otherwise a “courteous, dependable, hard-working younger man” who was doing an apprenticeship, the court docket was informed.
