Horrifying second drug supplier ploughs into pedestrian at 68mph sending him flying by way of the air and into again seat of convertible BMW
Shocking footage shows the moment a drug dealing boy racer sent a pedestrian somersaulting into the back seat of a BMW convertible – after hitting him at nearly 70mph.
Ahmed Lal, 24, had been ‘showing off’ to his friends speeding around Wellington, Shropshire before he hit David Skinner on June 18, 2023.
Disturbing footage shows him hurtling towards Mr Skinner as he drove his friend’s BMW M4 along Watling Street.
Mr Skinner was thrown into the air and landed in the back seat of the car, which had its roof down at the time.
Experts estimated that Lal was doing at least 67mph, and may have been going as fast as 71.5mph, in the 30mph zone.
A passenger in Lal’s car got out while the vehicle was still moving and fled the scene as Mr Skinner’s shoe was seen bouncing along the road following the impact.
Mr Skinner was left with a fractured pelvic bone and hip, broken bones in his foot and significant bruising to his chest and left eye.
When officers arrived at the scene Lal was tested for drugs, which came back positive for cannabis.

Mr Skinner was thrown into the air and landed in the back seat of the BMW, which had its roof down

Ahmed Lal, 24, had been ‘showing off’ to his friends speeding around Wellington, Shropshire before he hit David Skinner on June 18, 2023

Lal, of Wellington, was tested for drugs, which came back positive for cannabis
Lal, of Wellington, was jailed for five years and eight months at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Tuesday.
He was also driving on a provisional license and did not display L plates on the vehicle at the time of the collision.
Lal was arrested at the side of the road and taken into custody.
Once he was released pending further enquiries it was discovered that he had given false details and had fled to Stoke-On-Trent to evade arrest.
Officers located Lal and he was later charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, using a motor vehicle without insurance, driving a motor vehicle otherwise in accordance with a license and driving under the influence of drugs.
Lal pleaded guilty to those charges, as well as two charges of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
Sentencing, Recorder Adrian Jack said: ‘You drove at a wholly excessive speed for an extended period of time.
‘Your victim was thrown into the air and landed in the back of your car. You committed those offences on bail and then perverted the course of justice.’

Experts estimated that Lal was doing at least 67mph, and may have been going as fast as 71.5mph, in the 30mph zone

Mr Skinner was left with a fractured pelvic bone and hip, broken bones in his foot and significant bruising to his chest and left eye

Lal was driving on a provisional license and did not display L plates on the vehicle
The court was told Mr Skinner was on his way to a shop at around 3.30pm to ‘pick up some peas for his tea’.
Prosecutor William Dudley told the court: ‘The defendant was racing around town beforehand. His speed was far too fast.’
In a victim impact statement, Mr Skinner said he has had difficulty sleeping since the crash and ‘feels dead inside’.
He also expressed worries over finding employment due to his injuries.
Philip Beardwell, defending, told the court that ‘immature’ Lal had turned to abusing class A drugs after the death of his brother in 2020 and had run up a debt to his dealer.
He added: ‘He was told if he couldn’t pay the debt he would have to deal drugs.’
A spokesman from West Mercia Police’s Operational Policing Unit, said: ‘Lal’s actions that were not only irresponsible that left someone with serious injuries, but also delayed us getting justice after he gave false details to try and avoid facing the consequences of his actions.
‘I hope the sentence given to Lal by the judge will be able to bring some sort of closure to his victim, who has already suffered enough.’