A motorcyclist who knocked over a pedestrian when he was one-and-a-half times the alcohol limit has been jailed for 15 months.Ashley Redmond, 41, hit Sylvan Dill, 47, in the middle of a pedestrian crossing. Mr Dill, a father-of-seven, suffered a double fracture to his right leg and a facial fracture. He walks with a heavy limp and fears his injuries will affect him permanently.Speaking after Redmond was convicted by a jury yesterday, Mr Dill said: “Justice has been served, I’m quite satisfied with what he’s got.”During the one-day trial, the jury heard the collision occurred at the junction of Reid and King Streets in Hamilton around 10pm on May 11, 2010. Mr Dill had been to a Front Street store to buy a phone card for his fiancee, and was on his way to Till’s Hill to see her.He was hit so hard by Redmond’s bike that he flew through the air and landed on the pavement.Meanwhile, Redmond, from Smith’s, was knocked unconscious and his bike skidded more than 30 metres along the road.Mr Dill was so affected by the trauma of the incident that he sobbed as he told the jury about it. He explained the road was clear when he stepped onto the crossing, apart from a car that halted to let him cross. Redmond admitted to a police officer that “I had a few drinks”, explaining he’d been to a party.Defence lawyer Richard Horseman told the jury Redmond admitted knocking Mr Dill over and was sorry for it. However, he said a blood sample was not taken from him until three-and-a-half hours after the collision.Mr Horseman argued the jury had no way of being sure whether Redmond was over the limit at the time of the collision as that would require expert evidence, which was not called by the prosecution. The jury found Redmond not guilty of the more serious charge he faced, of causing grievous bodily harm by driving while impaired. However, they found him guilty by unanimous verdict of causing grievous bodily harm by driving while over the alcohol limit. The blood test showed he had at least 122 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood when the legal limit is 80 milligrams.The mandatory minimum sentence for the offence is a year in jail, but Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves gave Redmond 15 months for reasons including the fact that he went on trial rather than pleading guilty.Jailing him, he remarked: “As I have said in previous cases of this kind, it can hardly be said that any individual in this society is unaware of the campaign against drinking and driving. The images are vivid and the sentences are certain, especially in cases where as a result, innocent victims suffer bodily harm.”Redmond declined to address the court before he was sentenced. Mr Dill said after the hearing that he’s been unable to pursue his work as a mason since the crash, and is no longer able to play sports with his children, who range in age from 29 to ten. He now plans to sue Mr Redmond for compensation.“I’ve got to live like this for the rest of my life, I also have a lot of bills and I feel he’s responsible for that. I’ll be taking him back to court again real soon,” said Mr Dill. “It’s affected me a lot, because things I used to do with my children, I can’t do no more. The type of work I used to do, I can’t do no more. I can’t run with them [the kids], I can’t play basketball with them and go to the youth centre with them and play ping pong.”In a message to others, he said: “Don’t drink and drive. Please consider other people.”Redmond’s lawyer Mr Horseman plans to appeal. “I’m hopeful that the conviction will be overturned,” he said.