Garbage truck driver David Ross Williams discovers his fate after running over Jackson Fogarty, 4, on the footpath

The driver of a garbage truck which ran down and badly injured a kindergarten student while he was riding his scooter on a footpath has been fined $2,500 for the offence. 

David Ross Williams pleaded guilty to careless driving causing bodily harm at the Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday. 

Williams, 55, reversed his Veolia truck from a laneway next to a school in Scarborough, north-west Perth, at 8.13am on November 24. 

The vehicle struck Jackson Fogarty while he was riding his push scooter near his horrified mother. 

John Fogarty, Jackson's father, said his son spent a week in hospital and was confined to a bed for three days.

He said the boy suffered a fractured shinbone and a spinal injury and spent two months in a wheelchair as a result. 

'He wasn't able to move. He had to lay there looking at the roof,' he told The West Australian 

'He's getting the help that he can at the moment, but this has affected his life forever. 

'It's just something that time will heal but it's still occurred... it's never going to go away.'  

The prosecution argued in court yesterday that Williams refused to provide details of the accident when speaking to police immediately after the accident.

While it was accepted that Williams intended no harm the child, the collision could have been avoided. 

'It's near a school - a little bit more due diligence was needed on this occasion,' the prosecutor said. 

Magistrate Donna Web acknowledged that Williams regretted his negligent driving, but said the result could have been much worse. 

Williams was granted a spent conviction, which means a person convicted of a minor offence has served their time and the offender has been reformed. 

He licence was disqualified for three months. 

His lawyer Andrew Williams said his client was remorseful and unlikely to reoffend. 

A spokesperson for Veolia told the newspaper that Williams is currently not driving for the company and has been on leave since he first fronted court. 

Daily Mail Australia contacted Veolia for further comment.