tara mcintyre , 24 , was left virtually wheelchair-bound after ben hagon 's high-powered mercedes sports .
car crashed into her small ka when she was hit by the drunk-driver and suffered the life-changing injuries which included a fractured spine and pelvis .
the court heard that hagon , who already had a conviction for drink-driving in 2003 , had taken prescription tranquilisers and was more than twice the legal alcohol limit when got behind the wheel .