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| Car driver jailed for ramming scooter in Northstowe, Cambridgeshire | |
| (5 days later) | |
| Footage shows the moped moving slowly and the rider being thrown off as he is hit by Omar Harris's car | Footage shows the moped moving slowly and the rider being thrown off as he is hit by Omar Harris's car |
| A driver who "turned his black Kia into a weapon" by ramming it into a man on a scooter has been jailed. | A driver who "turned his black Kia into a weapon" by ramming it into a man on a scooter has been jailed. |
| Omar Harris, 33, of no fixed address, struck the victim at just after 14:00 BST on 1 August in Eagle Way, Northstowe, near Cambridge. | Omar Harris, 33, of no fixed address, struck the victim at just after 14:00 BST on 1 August in Eagle Way, Northstowe, near Cambridge. |
| He was called to the scene by his girlfriend after an argument she was having with the victim escalated, said Cambridgeshire Police. | He was called to the scene by his girlfriend after an argument she was having with the victim escalated, said Cambridgeshire Police. |
| Harris pleaded guilty to one count each of attempted grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving at Peterborough Crown Court and was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. | Harris pleaded guilty to one count each of attempted grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving at Peterborough Crown Court and was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. |
| The Kia ended up on its side, but Omar Harris was not harmed, police said | The Kia ended up on its side, but Omar Harris was not harmed, police said |
| The victim, who was in his 20s, suffered superficial injuries to his legs, arms and back and was able to flee the scene on foot, police said. | The victim, who was in his 20s, suffered superficial injuries to his legs, arms and back and was able to flee the scene on foot, police said. |
| Harris flipped the Kia on to its side, but got out of the car unharmed, police said. | Harris flipped the Kia on to its side, but got out of the car unharmed, police said. |
| Harris also caused considerable damage to a parked Fiat 500 in Stirling Road while heading to the scene and failed to stop and report it. | Harris also caused considerable damage to a parked Fiat 500 in Stirling Road while heading to the scene and failed to stop and report it. |
| Det Con Callum Fullwood said: "The level of violence used by Harris in this case was appalling. | Det Con Callum Fullwood said: "The level of violence used by Harris in this case was appalling. |
| "He used his car as a weapon and can consider himself lucky that no one was killed and that no other innocent members of the public were injured by his reckless actions." | "He used his car as a weapon and can consider himself lucky that no one was killed and that no other innocent members of the public were injured by his reckless actions." |
| Harris was disqualified from driving for a year and 10 months and has been given a restraining order not to contact the victim until further notice. | Harris was disqualified from driving for a year and 10 months and has been given a restraining order not to contact the victim until further notice. |
| Omar Harris threw the victim off his scooter, flipping his own car on to its side and into a house | Omar Harris threw the victim off his scooter, flipping his own car on to its side and into a house |
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