Horrifying moment driver racing at up to 60mph to evade #police slams into boy, 14, flipping him FOUR times in air as he's jailed for 16 months while his victim has life-changing injuries Mohammed Casim Hussain, 20, has been jailed for 20 months for the hit and run
Hussain struck 14-year-old Ibrahim Ahmed with his car and sent him flying
Police abandoned the car #chase to provide assistance to the stricken teen
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Fortunately Ibrahim survived the crash but suffered life changing injuries
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By DARREN BOYLE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:32 GMT, 27 March 2019 | UPDATED: 14:34 GMT, 27 March 2019
Mohammed Casim Hussain struck down and almost killed 14-year-old Ibrahim Ahmed while being chased by police in Luton on March 14, 2018
This is the horrifying moment a teenage boy somersaulted four times in the air after being struck by a driver speeding at nearly 60mph in a residential street.
Seconds later CCTV cameras also caught police officers frantically performing CPR on Ibrahim Ahmed, 14, has he lay stricken in the road.
Miraculously the youngster survived but was left with life-changing injuries.
The shocking video was released by police after the Mohammed Casim Hussain, 20, has been jailed for 16 months for being behind the wheel of the car.
Hussain was evading police at the time of the incident and travelling at speeds of nearly 60mph - well in excess of the 20mph limit in the middle of the carriageway.
An armed police unit had become suspicious of the silver Volkswagen Golf and tried to stop it.
Officers ended their pursuit of the vehicle in Luton, Bedfordshire, and immediately called an ambulance and began giving first aid to the teenager at around 4..00pm on March 14 last year.
This is teh moment Mohammed Casim Hussain's VW Golf was about to strike teenager Ibrahim Ahmed as he crossed the road in Luton in March 2018
The teenager was thrown onto the bonnet, up across the windscreen and into the air
Ibrahim was turned upside down by the force of the impact with his legs in the air
Police stopped at the scene and gave emergency medical assistance to Ibrahim until paramedics arrived to take him to hospital
The young teenager was taken to hospital with extremely serious injuries including multiple broken bones, organ damage and internal bleeding.
Hussain, from Southampton, Hampshire, who abandoned his vehicle moments after the collision, was captured on CCTV discarding his jumper in a nearby school.
The driver then convinced a family member to contact police and report his vehicle as stolen.
At Luton Crown Court yesterday, Hussain was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment for causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Sergeant James Thorne, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Unit, said: 'Instead of pulling over in a safe and responsible way, Hussain decided to flee and drove in a dangerous manner that placed numerous people at risk of serious harm.
'His actions ultimately led to a 14-year-old boy being struck at high speed and left for dead.
He then slammed onto the roof of the VW Golf as the car continued to speed along the road
Police said Hussain was driving in an unsafe manner and left Ibrahim for dead
'The pursuing officers did the right thing and stopped - without doubt, their medical intervention saved the life of this young boy.
'While Hussain continued to try and avoid capture, a thorough and professional investigation led to his arrest, conviction and sentencing we have seen today.
'Throughout all of this, I would like to reiterate my praise and admiration for the bravery of the victim.
Hussain eventually abandoned his car and he ran from the scene along with his passengers
They followed the car to Leagrave Road, Luton, where they activated lights and the siren.
The police car followed the Golf where it then sped up to almost 20mph over the speed limit.
Police began an authorised pursuit and the Golf mounted the kerb to undertake stationary traffic.
The police car undertook the same manoeuvre and continued the pursuit just moments before the Golf collided with the teenager.
The Golf continued to speed down the road but officers halted their pursuit, called for an ambulance and administered first aid until the paramedics arrived and took over.
The teenager was taken to hospital with extremely serious injuries.
A mandatory referral was made by Bedfordshire Police and an independent investigation was concluded in December 2018.
It is believed that the car belonged to Hussain's mother.
The teenager was discharged from hospital on April 12 last year and continues to make slow progress.
He sufffered multiple fractures to his ribs, spine, pelvis, right ankle and elbow.
The teenager also suffered a punctured lung and damage to his kidneys, and damage to his right calf.
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