Wellington man jailed for dangerous driving
A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty of dangerous driving, which left a man with serious injuries.
Ahmed Lal, of King Street in Wellington, was driving his friend’s BMW M4 along Watling Street in Wellington on June 18, 2023 when he struck a pedestrian crossing the road.
The 24-year-old was travelling at around 68mph in a 30mph zone when he collided with the man, which caused the victim to end up in the backseat of the convertible.
Shrewsbury Crown Court was shown CCTV footage before the collision occurred, which captured Lal driving erratically around Wellington.
The victim was left with a fractured pelvic bone, fractured left foot and fractured hip, as well as significant bruising to his chest and left eye.
When officers arrived at the scene Lal was tested for drugs, which came back positive for cannabis. Lal was also driving on a provisional license and did not display L plates on the vehicle at the time of the collision.
Lal was arrested at the side of the road and taken into custody. Once he was released pending further enquiries it was quickly discovered that he had given false details and had fled to Stoke-On-Trent to evade arrest.
Officers were able to quickly locate Lal, and he was later charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, using a motor vehicle without third part insurance, driving a motor vehicle otherwise in accordance with a license, driving under the influence of drugs and perverting the course of justice.
He was also found guilty of possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply and possession of heroin with intent to supply.
Lal was found guilty of the charges at Shrewsbury Crown Court earlier this month, and on Tuesday (January 28) he was given a five-year and eight months custodial sentence.
A spokesman from the force's Operational Policing Unit, said: “Lal’s actions that were not only irresponsible that left someone with serious injuries, but also delayed us getting justice after he gave false details to try and avoid facing the consequences of his actions.
“I hope the sentence given to Lal by the judge will be able to bring some sort of closure to his victim, who has already suffered enough.”
