Police release CCTV of shocking moment teenage girl is hit by off-road bike on pavement

The family of a teenage girl hit by an off-road bike have released shocking CCTV of the vehicle scrambling into her after she woke from a coma.

Jessica Chisnall, 16, was hit by an off-road bike which mounted the pavement as she walked home from school in St Helens, Merseyside, on January 13.

The teen, who was 15 at the time of the crash, suffered bleeding on the brain, eye socket injuries and deep cuts and is still recovering from the collision.

As Merseyside Police released footage of the moment Jessica was hit by the bike, which was ridden by two boys aged 12 and 16, her family have warned of the dangers of such vehicles.

Jessica’s father Carl described the moment he found out about the accident, saying his niece had knocked on the door saying something had happened to his daughter.

“Our first thought was someone had hit her and nothing prepared us for what was to happen next,” he said. I ran to her and saw her lifeless on the floor and no movement. I was in shock and my first thought was she was dead.”

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Jessica’s mother Sara said: “Christmas is a special time for us like all families but this year we count ourselves lucky to have our whole family together, things could have been so different.”

The rider and passenger of the bike made off from the incident but were later arrested.

The 16-year-old – who had been given the bike as a reward for good achievement in school – was given a detention and training order and disqualified from driving for five years while the 12-year-old was given a youth referral order.

Mr Chisnall said: “I plead with any responsible parent not to buy these bikes. They are not children’s toys, they are not road legal and can only be ridden on private land with the land owner’s permission.

“You’re wasting your money but most of all you are putting your children and others at risk.”

Chief Inspector Gary O’Rourke, who heads Merseyside Police’s Operation Brookdale campaign to reduce the illegal and nuisance use of off-road bikes, said: “As upsetting as it is, this CCTV speaks for itself, and shows the true danger that can be caused by the illegal and dangerous use of off-road vehicles.

“The injuries suffered by Jess on that day were completely avoidable and Jessica and her family continue to suffer because of the reckless behaviour of two individuals who didn’t think of the consequences that riding a powerful motorbike in a built-up area might cause.”