Boreland pleaded guilty to one charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on 20 March at Birmingham Magistrates' Court. In a statement released by police, the girl's relatives said that "our perfect family life changed forever" on the day of the crash. They added that the teenager had "to learn how to talk, walk, eat, drink, swallow, sleep" in the months afterwards. "Watching your child struggle every single day, just to do the bare minimum that we take for granted, is heart-breaking," the family said. West Midlands Police said they had appealed for witnesses and carried out CCTV enquiries after the crash, which led them to identify a black Volkswagen Golf as the vehicle involved. The force later identified Boreland as the driver and he was charged in March this year. The police said the girl's injuries were "life-changing" and her life would never be the same due to their impacts.