Driver lied to try to avoid justice over horror crash
JAILED AFTER HE FLED SCENE AND TOLD POLICE CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN
A DANGEROUS driver who caused a motorway smash which left four people injured lied to police in a bid to escape blame.
Mohammed Tabassum claimed his car had been stolen and he was not behind the wheel. But a lengthy investigation by GMP proved otherwise and he has now been jailed.
One of the victims in the crash suffered serious damage to her hand which will affect her for the rest of her life. The smash happened on the M60 near Worsley and Tabassum fled the scene.
Now the 29-year-old, of Floyer Road, Birmingham, has been sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court to seven years and six months in jail after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, perverting the course of justice, failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision and failing to report a road traffic collision.
The court heard that in August 2018, Tabassum was driving an Audi A3 when he collided with a Nissan Qashqai whilst attempting to overtake on the M60 near Worsley. The crash resulted in two men and two women being injured.
Tabassum fled from the scene and failed to report the collision to emergency services. He then tried to pervert the course of justice by claiming that his car had been stolen.
Following a lengthy investigation to locate the driver, Tabassum was arrested in December 2020 and remanded in custody. He was also sentenced for several other offences in the Midlands.
PC Jon Gorton, of GMP’s Road Traffic Policing Unit, said: “Firstly, I would like to wish the woman who suffered from serious injury all the best for a full recovery and would like to thank everyone who was involved in this investigation, including the victims and witnesses and colleagues from West Midlands Police for their support in aiding our enquiries and their patience in the process which has led us to this result today.
“Tabassum was a coward who thought he could escape the consequences of his actions by scheming and lying about his involvement in this collision. He had absolutely no concern for the safety of others, leaving the injured people in need of help as he failed to report the collision to the emergency services.
“I hope today’s result sends a clear message that this type of behaviour is unacceptable. GMP will always seek to find the truth and bring offenders to justice.”