Moment car ‘drifter’ rams into and injures spectator

By Faye Mayern via SWNS

This is the moment a driver "drifted" into a spectator - leaving the man with a bleed on the brain, fractured skull and leg injuries.

Albert Hall, 22, was driving around a roundabout in Peterborough, Cambs., when he lost control of the purple Mazda MX5 and careered into a crowd.

Mobile phone footage, released by police, show the one silver car "drifting" around the roundabout without apparent issue.

"Drifting" is a technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner or a turn.

But as Hall's Mazda "drifts," the screeching of its tires can be heard as the back half loses control - slamming into spectators during the incident on Sept. 2, 2023.

The car struck a 21-year-old man, leaving him with serious injuries, police said.

Hall left the scene but returned a short while later and his car was found hidden a short distance away.

The car was seized and police found it was dangerous and would not pass an MOT, with it having exposed tire chords, missing parts and modifications.

Hall, of Wellingborough, Northants, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday (August 12), where he was disqualified from driving for two years.

He will be required to pass an extended re-test after he admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was also sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for 18 months, and is required to complete a 15-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) and 120 hours’ unpaid work.

PC Chris Euerby, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: “The victim was left with life-changing injuries, but it could have been a lot worse.

"Not only was Hall’s manner of driving a concern, but the modifications to the vehicle made it extremely dangerous and unroadworthy.

“Car meets are a chance for enthusiasts to meet up, admire other vehicles and often intended to be good-natured events.

"But there are sometimes a few who can ruin it for others with them having a history of becoming anti-social and causing the local community misery due to behavior such as excessive noise with revving of engines and loud music, as well as reckless and dangerous driving as seen in this case.

“I hope this sends out a clear message to other car enthusiasts. Anyone found driving dangerously or in an unroadworthy vehicle will be dealt with robustly.”

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