A paramedic may never be able to return to work after suffering “horrific” injuries when she was run over by a motorcyclist who had been banned from driving, a court heard.

Lisa Brown, 37, was flung 12ft through the air when she was struck by Timi Joe’s three-wheeled Piaggio bike while she was on a pedestrian crossing.

The 25-year-old had been banned from driving just four weeks earlier and was uninsured when the crash happened in Putney High Street.

Ms Brown, a paramedic since 2007, suffered four fractures to her pelvis, a broken leg, shoulder and ankle, dislocations to both her shoulders, and a cut over her eye.

Kingston crown court heard she was bedbound for weeks, has been off work for seven months and may never be able to work again for London Ambulance Service. Joe, from Camberwell, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, as well as driving while uninsured and disqualified.

This week he was sentenced to 12 months in prison suspended for 18 months, and given a three-year driving ban. He is now working as a bicycle courier. Speaking after the sentence, Ms Brown said: “He should not have been on the road,” adding: “The injuries he caused were horrific.”

Judge Georgina Kent also ordered him to do 120 hours of community service and remain under a 9pm-6am curfew for three months. She said Ms Brown had undergone months of physiotherapy and two operations to insert rods to aid her recovery, and may need more surgery.

“She is not sure if she will ever be able to go back to work,” the judge told Joe. “This accident was devastating for her and will have a long-lasting impact.”

The court heard that on July 15 last year, Joe accelerated towards the crossing despite his view being obscured by a bus. Ms Brown, who was in uniform and on her way to work, stepped out as the traffic lights went green. The court heard he ditched his bike at the scene and ran towards Putney Bridge but was arrested shortly afterwards, when he gave a false name to police.

In June last year, Joe had been banned from the road for 18 months for driving without insurance. He later claimed he did not know about the disqualification as he had moved house. A year before that, in May 2016, he had been given a year-long ban for driving while on drugs.

“Even though the lights had just turned green you would be expected to check if pedestrians were crossing,” the judge said. “You should have had regard for the fact someone may have been crossing in front of that bus.”

As part of his sentence, Joe must also pass an extended driving test to get back on the road and must pay £670 in costs.