A police officer seriously injured while responding to a hit and run said he will "never forget" the moment a drug driver ploughed into him.

Phil Jones, 39, was attending a crash involving a cyclist on Northway, Maghull , when he was hit by a Ford Kuga driven by Richard Ainscough, on 27 December 2023.

Ainscough, 62, drove "recklessly" through the road closure before crossing over the central reservation from the southbound to the northbound carriageway, striking Phil, who was standing at the scene.

Phil, from St Helens , suffered serious injuries, including an open fracture of the right elbow and a dislocated left shoulder.

He was taken to hospital where he spent the next two days, and is still recovering from his injuries 18 months later.

The police officer said the day of th

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