A man who tried to burn his car after causing a pregnant woman to crash into a telegraph pole has been jailed.
Moshin Khan, 27, of Rolleston Drive, Lenton, appeared before Nottingham Crown Court charged with dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and attempted arson and was jailed for two years.
The victim was travelling along Radford Boulevard, Lenton, in a VW Passat, at 8pm on 28 August 2019, after going shopping. As she was driving home, she noticed Radford Boulevard filtered from two lanes down to one as the lane was blocked with parked cars.
As she looked to filter into the right lane, she noticed a vehicle, a grey VW Golf, approaching behind her at speed so slowed down to prepare to let the vehicle pass. The driver, however, continued to approach her at an alarmingly fast pace towards her so she swerved her car to avoid an accident, resulting in her hitting a telegraph pole.
Following this, which resulted in the woman’s airbags being deployed, Khan then approached the woman as she came out of her vehicle and it became apparent that the woman was known to Khan, due to and on-going family dispute.
Khan then threatened the woman, stating that he was going to ‘petrol bomb’ her house while holding a bottle of clear liquid. This led to the victim running into some bushes and calling her partner.
Witnesses to the incident contacted police and the woman returned to the scene, and by this time Khan was nowhere to be seen. The woman contacted the police and was taken home by her partner and later taken to hospital as a precaution.
Police attended the scene and recovered the VW Golf, which had also crashed into another car following the previous incident. CCTV obtained from a nearby convenience store showed the incident, including Khan leaving the driver’s side of the car and seen to spray a liquid onto the passenger side of the Golf before igniting it in an attempt to set fire to the car.
Khan was sentenced to two years in prison, disqualified from driving for four years and given a three-year restraining order against the victim.
Detective Constable Emma Braybrook, who led the investigation said: “This was a terrifying ordeal for the victim, who was pregnant and feared for hers and her unborn child’s safety. Fortunately, they were not seriously injured but this could have been much worse.
“Nottinghamshire Police carried out a thorough investigation to ensure Khan was brought before the court and the victim’s safeguarding was paramount throughout.”
