'Utterly stupid' man in 100mph crash on major Manchester road 'could've killed someone' as he tried to flee police
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn 'utterly stupid' drug dealer drove at 100mph in a 30mph zone while trying to escape from the police. Abdulmalik Sayid, 25, passed through 'numerous' red lights and even drove on the wrong side of the road before eventually crashing into two other cars, at the junction of Alan Turing Way and Ashton Old Road, close to the Etihad Stadium in east Manchester.
The occupants of both vehicles were not seriously hurt but one car was written off, Manchester Crown Court heard. "This was an absolutely atrocious piece of driving," Judge Tom Gilbart told Sayid. "You posed a clear risk to others.
It is no thanks to you that there were not more serious consequences." Try MEN Premium now for FREE... just click here to give it a go. Sayid had been spotted by police while driving an Audi A3 on Great Ancoats Street, at about 1.30pm on October 6 last year.
When he saw the marked police vehicle, Sayid performed a U-turn and a pursuit began, prosecutor Peter Malone said. As they followed the Audi, police discovered Sayid was not insured to drive the car.
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