A senior police leader has condemned as "disgusting" a court sentence handed to a drunk driver, described as a diversity representative, whose actions during a traffic stop left an Afghanistan veteran police constable seriously injured. Despite the severity of the officer's injuries, the offender was spared a jail sentence, prompting anger from policing figures who argue the punishment fails to reflect the harm caused to a serving officer with military service.

The case has drawn criticism over perceived leniency in sentencing for offences against police officers, particularly one who served in Afghanistan before being injured in the line of duty in the UK. Full details of the court proceedings, the offender's identity and the exact sentence were not available in the source material reviewed.