Two Men Jailed Following Impromptu Street Race Which Left A Woman Seriously Injured

Wednesday, 12 October 2016 10:32

Two Birmingham men, who raced their cars through streets in Birmingham, before crashing into a car and seriously injuring a woman driver, have been jailed.

Bashir Ahmadzai (22) from Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston admitted racing his VW Golf Gti along Bristol Road South against an Audi A3 Turbo, driven by twenty-six year old Lee Round from Lark Close, Kings Heath.

The impromptu street race took place on November 13, 2015 and is believed to have reached speeds of over 80mph. A 52-year-old woman, driving a Peugeot estate, was pulling out of Cob Lane, when she was struck by Ahmadzai’s car. Lee Round then collided with the back of the VW causing catastrophic damage to all three vehicles.

The injured driver sustained multiple injuries and was in a coma for three weeks, and spent five months in hospital recovering from the collision.

Ahmadzai, who is self-employed, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and no insurance and was jailed for two years at Birmingham Crown Court and disqualified from driving for three years.

Round, a mechanic, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment and disqualified for two years and ten months.

Both will also have to take an extended driving test before they allowed back on the roads.

Sergeant Chris Ridge from the force’s collision investigation unit, said: “Not only has this collision changed the life of the driver and her family, but also the lives of Ahmadzai and Round who are facing a considerable time behind bars. The ripple effect of their actions will also affect the lives of their own families. They have lost their liberty and employment and therefore their families will face financial hardship.

The court heard in a victim impact statement that the driver of the Peugeot sustained serious life changing injuries, from which she is making slow but steady progress.

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