When contemplating what sort of person might manage Pete Doherty’s career, one doesn’t exactly imagine a stand-up citizen. This instinct is correct, for Pete’s manager, Andrew Boyd, has been handed a one-year jail sentence for a hit-and-run accident that left one victim in an enduring coma:

The manager of musician Pete Doherty has been jailed for a year for dangerous driving after a hit-and-run in which a man was critically injured.

Chris Corder, 42, of Hadleigh, remains in a coma after being run over in the town on 27 September. He was delivering church newsletters at the time.

At Ipswich Crown Court, Andrew Boyd, 42, of London, was jailed after earlier admitting dangerous driving. He had also admitted failing to stop at an accident scene.

Victim Chris Corder’s sister said Andrew Boyd’s sentence was not long enough.

Not only did Boyd receive a too-short sentence, but he’ll probably get out in about five months. In the meantime, we shall wonder who will keep Pete Doherty from carrying heroin into a courtroom and unwittingly attending death parties. Oh wait…