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# Suspended sentence for Ipswich driver who tried to buy airline ticket after serious collision
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/suspended-sentence-for-ipswich-driver-florin-mazarache/
- Published: 2024-12-02T14:00:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:28:51.000Z
- Description: A driver who hit a pedestrian in Ipswich attempted to purchase an airline ticket following the collision, a court has heard. Florin Mazarache later returned to the scene but failed to report his involvement to emergency services.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Courts, Crime, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, Ipswich Crown Court, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture**: Mazarache, 26, of Geneva Road, was given a 15-month suspended sentence at Ipswich Crown Court on 29 November after admitting causing serious injury by careless driving, failing to stop, and failing to report a collision.

**How it happened**:

- The collision occurred on Portman Road near Barrack Corner on 15 October when Mazarache's car struck a woman who had fallen into the road.
- Instead of stopping to help, he drove to his home.
- Evidence showed he tried to purchase an airline ticket after the incident.
- He later returned to the scene, but police body-worn cameras captured his presence while he failed to identify himself to emergency services.
- Officers later arrested him at his home.

![Ipswich Crown Court](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1723102244-ipswich-crown-court-jpeg-11.jpg)

Mazarache, 26, of Geneva Road, was given a 15-month suspended sentence at Ipswich Crown Court on 29 November Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)

**The impact**: The female pedestrian was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, with head injuries described as "life-changing" from which she will never fully recover.

**The sentence**:

- 15-month suspended custodial sentence for causing serious injury by careless driving
- Two concurrent four-month suspended terms for failing to stop and report
- 15 days' rehabilitation
- 12-month driving ban
- 250 hours unpaid community work
- £500 costs

**What they're saying:** Dc Mark Simpson said: "This investigation shows that police will actively pursue drivers who flee the scene of collisions and believe they can evade being brought to justice."

**Bottom line**: Despite initially denying the offences and attempting to evade responsibility, evidence gathered by police led to Mazarache's conviction for a collision that has permanently affected his victim's life.

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