Crime
Man leaves friend to die after crash; jailed for nine years
A 27-year-old driver has been jailed for nine years for causing a crash that killed his friend in April last year.
Birmingham: A 27-year-old driver has been jailed for nine years for causing a crash that killed his friend in April last year.
According to details, Uzaifa Ahmed (27) lost control of the car and crashed into a tree on Garrison Lane in Birmingham, and fled the scene, leaving his friend at the site.
The friend identified as Hasan Razzaq (25) was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died two weeks later.
On Friday, Ahmed pleaded guilty for dangerous driving at Birmingham Court and was jailed for almost nine years and he was also banned from driving for more than nine years.
According to reports, Ahmed admitted in court to dangerous driving, failing to stop at the crash site, driving while disqualified, failing to report an accident, driving without insurance and breaching a suspended sentence.
The accused also admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol as West Midlands Police recovered a video from Razzaq’s phone showing a bottle of vodka before the crash.
Authorities familiar with the cases said that the 27-year-old lost control of the vehicle while driving twice the speed limit on the wrong side of the road.