A man who drove his car into a crowd of people in Leicester has been jailed. Gurwinder Singh, of Gwendolen Road, Leicester, was charged following the collision in De Montfort Street, in the city centre, in the early hours of Saturday, May 31.
Leicestershire Police said they were called at 12.34am on the Saturday morning to the report of the collision. Upon arrival, it was clear there were a number of people injured – some from the collision, and some, it was reported, from a fight that took place in the moments leading up to the incident.
According to the force, when officers arrived, the car had already left the scene, leaving a number of people injured and hundreds of people who were at the same private event as the defendant, in a state of panic.
The car was found in nearby Margaret Street hours later and footage recovered subsequently showed the defendant removing the number plates, in an attempt to evade capture.
Singh was arrested on the evening of Saturday, May 31, when he handed himself in at Keyham Lane police station. By the time charges were authorised in the early hours of Monday, June 2, it had been determined there were six victims in total. Five sustained injuries – four men and one woman, with two needing extensive hospital treatment following the collision.
The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent at Leicester Crown Court today (Friday, November 7). He was sentenced to a total of seven years and six months in prison and has been disqualified from driving for 12 years.
Officer in the case, DC Jamie Anderson, from the force’s complex investigation team, said: "This collision has left three people with injuries they are still suffering with today, all from this one moment of impulsive behaviour in the heat of the moment."
"I’m not sure we’ll ever know what Singh was thinking when he got behind the wheel of his car in the early hours of that morning, but the impact on those he hit has been profound."
"I’m pleased that Singh made the decision to plead guilty to these offences, saving the victims the ordeal of sitting through a trial."
The force added that two other people were also arrested in relation to this incident. One man, aged 31, from Leicester, was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. A 34-year-old man, also from Leicester, was arrested on suspicion of affray.
They have both been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
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