This is the terrifying moment an e-scooter lover runs a red light and crashes into a vet, leaving her with a fractured skull as she flees the scene – while avoiding jail.

Joseph Pedelty, 34, ran a red light that was “very clear to see” before crashing into Raquel Delgado-Calo as she crossed a pedestrian crossing, a court heard.

Veterinarian Delgado-Calo said she felt like she had been “hit by a bus”, was left with a fractured skull and suffered injuries to her head and nose which left “permanent” scars.

Dashcam footage shows the moment the reckless Pedelty plows into her at a significant speed, before getting back on his scooter and driving off without checking on her.

The court heard Pedelty went for a ride on his electric scooter to “clear his head” before the high-impact collision in Portsmouth, Hants.

Joseph Pedelty pictured outside Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court, Hants, where he was disqualified from driving for 18 months after admitting causing injury by careless driving

Veterinarian Delgado-Calo said she felt like she had been “hit by a bus”, was left with a fractured skull and suffered injuries to her head and nose which left “permanent” scars.

On Wednesday he was disqualified from the road for 18 months and handed a community order of the same length after admitting causing harm by careless driving.

At Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court, prosecutor Giles Fletcher said Ms Delgado-Calo and her partner had returned from a festive break with family before the incident on January 14 this year.

“She had just returned from Spain with her partner,” he said.

“They caught the train from Gatwick and were going to Lidl for supplies.

In a statement, Ms Delgado-Calo said: “We were both walking and pulling suitcases.

“We approached a pedestrian crossing, just as we arrived, the traffic light turned red and a car stopped.

“I turned right and took a step and felt a big impact.

“The feeling I have now is that it was like a heavy slap in the face.

“I was on the road, thinking I had been hit by a bus.

“I lifted my arms and legs to make sure I could move.

“I felt blood running down my face and what felt like flesh between my teeth.

“Only then did I realize I had an accident. I was told I was hit by a man riding an electric scooter and he got back on the scooter and drove away.

The court heard Pedelty went for a ride on his electric scooter to “clear his head” before the high-impact collision in Portsmouth, Hants.

Footage shows Pedelty crashing into Ms Delgado-Calo as she ran a red light as she crossed the road

Pedelty is then seen falling to the ground himself as bystanders rush to help Ms. Delgado-Calo

Pedelty ignores Mrs. Delgado-Calo and instead uses this moment as a chance to flee the scene

The court heard an ambulance arrived and took her to hospital, where she was treated for “deep lacerations” to her forehead, stitches to her nose and a fractured skull during a three-day stay.

Ms Delgado-Calo was left with facial scars that are “erasing but will be permanent” as a result.

Speaking through dashcam footage of the incident which was played to the court, Mr Fletcher said: “The accused does not stop when he is on the scooter.

“He is in an uninsured vehicle.

“He disobeyed a red light that was very clear to see.

“He failed to stop at the scene and caused serious injury.

– He disappears.

“You can see the surprise of the victim’s partner.”

In a victim impact statement, Ms Delgado-Calo said she had to take three weeks off work as a result and undertake another three-week phased return to work.

She said she had suffered eight weeks of concussion and dizziness which prompted her to cancel surgery at work, as well as “constant anxiety” when crossing roads.

The court heard Pedelty has 10 previous convictions and was disqualified from driving after drink-driving in 2021.

In mitigation, Roni Pittman, said he got on the scooter to “clear his head”.

She told the court that she went to the police after a call from the media to find the driver of the electric scooter.

“He was keen to come forward,” she said, “unfortunately, he didn’t see the seriousness of the incident at the time.

“When the press appeal went out there, he was shocked and appalled at the injuries this lady sustained.

— He accepts his actions and this incident.

Addressing him, presiding magistrate Ryan Rutlidge criticized him for not stopping to check on his victim’s welfare.

However, taking into account his “remorse”, he made Pedelty subject to an 18-month community order – requiring him to attend 20 days of rehabilitation activity and alcohol treatment.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving – which includes electric scooters – for 18 months.

Pedelty, of Waterlooville, Hants, was also fined £120 and ordered to pay costs taking his total financial penalty to £319.

That sentence also included charges of riding a scooter without insurance, failing to stop after an accident and failing to stop at a red light, which he also admitted.