Maniac driver who left five officers injured when he repeatedly rammed police cars with a stolen van causing £60,000 worth of damage is jailed

• Irfan Mohammed, 30, ploughed a three tonne Mercedes Luton van into cars 
• He then tried to escape on foot but was bitten by a police dog and then arrested 
• Mohammed was jailed for 22 months at Worcester Crown Court yesterday

A ‘maniac’ driver left five officers injured when he rammed into several police cars in a stolen van during a high speed chase.

Irfan Mohammed, 30, caused £60,000 worth of damage when he ploughed the three tonne Mercedes Luton van into three patrol cars which were pursuing him.

A court heard officers started chasing him after spotting the stolen vehicle on the M5 near Droitwich, Worcestershire, on May 16 this year.

Irfan Mohammed, 30, caused £60,000 worth of damage when he ploughed the three tonne Mercedes Luton van into three patrol cars which were pursuing him

A court heard officers started chasing him after spotting the stolen vehicle on the M5 near Droitwich, Worcestershire, on May 16 this year

In a bid to escape, the thug dangerously drove over a grassed central reservation and onto the opposite carriageway.

He then stopped in the middle of the road and reversed, ramming into a pursuing car.

The chase continued towards Droitwich town centre, where Mohammed again slammed the van into a police car causing the bonnet to crumple.

Despite the damage, the officer didn’t give up on the chase and eventually stopped the reckless driver by ramming him off the road.

Despite the damage, the officer didn’t give up on the chase and eventually stopped the reckless driver by ramming him off the road

Mohammed, of Hodge Hill, Birmingham, tried to escape on foot but was bitten by a police dog and arrested

Prosecutor Jason Airs said: ‘This heavy impact caused the van to go on the embankment and into some hedges.’

Mohammed, of Hodge Hill, Birmingham, tried to escape on foot but was bitten by a police dog and arrested.

Several officers in the pursuit suffered injuries including whiplash, a suspected broken hand and burns caused by the airbag.

Mohammed admitted to dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, possession of cannabis and driving without insurance

He was jailed for 22 months at Worcester Crown Court yesterday and banned from driving for five years and must complete an extended driving retest upon his release

Sentencing Judge Robert Juckes QC said it was one of the worst examples of dangerous driving he had ever seen and said Mohammed had been driving like a ‘maniac’

He was jailed for 22 months at Worcester Crown Court yesterday.

Mohammed was also banned from driving for five years and must complete an extended driving retest upon his release.

The court was told the van had been stolen the from the Holiday Inn hotel near the NEC, in Birmingham, before it was recorded on an ANPR camera two days later

Sentencing Judge Robert Juckes QC said it was one of the worst examples of dangerous driving he had ever seen.

He added: ‘It’s about as bad as it gets.

‘The police were having to make an extraordinarily difficult decision as to how best to deal with a person who was behaving effectively – it’s not an exaggeration to say – like a maniac in a car.

‘You put lives seriously at risk by what you did.’ 

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