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Watch: Driver jailed for using car as a 'weapon' | Watch: Driver jailed for using car as a 'weapon' |
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A man has been jailed for using his car as a "weapon" and deliberately driving into a man on a moped. | |
Omar Harris, 33, of no fixed address, crashed his Kia into the rider just after 14:00 BST on 1 August in Eagle Way, in Northstowe, near Cambridge. | Omar Harris, 33, of no fixed address, crashed his Kia into the rider just after 14:00 BST on 1 August in Eagle Way, in Northstowe, near Cambridge. |
The victim, in his 20s, suffered superficial injuries to his legs, arms and back. | The victim, in his 20s, suffered superficial injuries to his legs, arms and back. |
Harris was jailed for two years and three months at Peterborough Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving. | Harris was jailed for two years and three months at Peterborough Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving. |
Det Con Callum Fullwood, who investigated, said: "The level of violence used by Harris in this case was appalling." | Det Con Callum Fullwood, who investigated, said: "The level of violence used by Harris in this case was appalling." |
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