Shocking moment boy racer speeding at 76mph in 30 zone causes rival to hit PREGNANT mother
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Shocking moment boy racer hits a pregnant woman and her toddler at 76mph in 30mph zone is released as driver is jailed for two years
- Bellal Ahmad, 29, was racing another car at 76mph in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017
- Mother, pregnant with her second child, was carrying daughter across the road
- Ahmad was driving an Audi A7 chasing a Volkswagen Jetta which struck the pair
- Both were taken to hospital after being left with serious injuries and survived
- Ahmad was jailed for over two years and footage has been released of incident
This is the shocking moment a speeding driver seriously injuries a pregnant mother and her 12-month-old daughter without stopping.
Bellal Ahmad, 29, from Stoke-on-Trent, had been racing another car at 76mph in a 30mph zone before causing the collision.
The 17-year-old mother, who was pregnant with her second child, was carrying her daughter across Waterloo Road in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, after supermarket shopping.
Footage released by Staffordshire Police shows the Jetta striking the pair as it spins out of control on the narrow residential street, despite braking and slowing to 54mph.
Footage has been released by Staffordshire Police of the collision, which took place in the background. Detectives established both cars jumped red lights at the junction of a road
Ahmad was driving an Audi A7 chasing a Volkswagen Jetta which struck the pair a few steps off the curb at 8.25pm on August 15, 2017.
The mother suffered a broken pelvis, ankle and eye socket and deep cut to her chin, while her daughter’s liver was torn and her head and chest bruised.
Both were taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital and survived with the mother later giving birth to a healthy baby.
The Audi and the Volkswagen fled the scene, the Jetta within four seconds of the crash.
Detectives established both cars jumped red lights at the junction of Waterloo Road and Greyhound Way at 76mph in a 30mph zone.
As they passed a supermarket the Jetta was travelling at 68mph and the Audi at 53mph.
The Jetta slowed to 54mph as it met the junction of Hawthorne Street where it braked heavily before hitting the mother and daughter.
Ahmad was arrested two days later after the Audi was found and was jailed for causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Tuesday.
Aqeeb Rasab and Bellal Ahmed, pictured above, who fled the scene after the crash. An investigation showed that Rasab wanted payment for the cover up from Ahmad
He was jailed for two years and two months and disqualified from driving for two years with an extended disqualification of one year and one month.
He is required to take an extended driving test when eligible.
Aqeeb Rasab, 26, from Cobridge, was jailed for 12 months in June this year after pleading guilty to perverting the course of public justice at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Several weeks after the collision Rasab called the police and claimed he was driving the Audi A7 which was actually driven by Bellal Ahmad.
Ahmad from Stoke-on-Trent, had been racing another car at 76mph in a 30mph zone before causing the collision (pictured: the road where the collision took place in a still from the video)
Police at the scene, where the collision took place. Ahmad was jailed for two years and two months after the incident and pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving
An investigation showed that he wanted payment for the cover up from Ahmad.
Detective Constable Marc Heath, of CID North, said: ‘Ahmad was racing the other person in a Volkswagen Jetta and the speeds were in excess of 70mph in a 30mph area. He went through a red light and weaved across the road.
‘Thankfully, the 17-year-old woman and her daughter did not lose their life. She went to give birth to a healthy baby.
‘I would like to thank the members of the public who assisted the victims at the scene, those that came forward to provide witness statements, those that provided CCTV footage and the CCTV operatives at Stoke-on-Trent City Council for their superb work during this case.’
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