N.O.R.F Posted May 13, 2006 A bad day for the Hamed family, may they come out of it stronger IA. Former world boxing champion Naseem Hamed has been jailed for dangerous driving after a crash which left another driver severely injured. Hamed, 32, from Dore in Sheffield, was sentenced to 15 months after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing. He was also given a four-year driving ban. His £325,000 McLaren-Mercedes crashed at 90mph in Sheffield on 2 May 2005. The judge criticised the DVLA for refusing to reveal that Hamed had been banned before for driving at 110mph. The Honorary Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Alan Goldsack, told Hamed: "I find it astonishing that the DVLA has not been prepared to co-operate with the prosecution to give them details of your earlier offences - apparently on human rights grounds." Anxious to impress The DVLA's decision led to Hamed being sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday without the judge being told he had previously banned for a year for driving a Porsche at 110mph on the M1 in Derbyshire. He also had three other previous convictions for speeding offences, details of which the prosecution had to find from court records. After last May's head-on crash, the driver of the other car, 38-year-old Anthony Burgin, spent weeks in hospital with fractures to "every major bone in his body". His wife Clare was also injured. The court heard how Hamed had been anxious to impress businessman Asif Ayub, 46, who was a passenger in the McLaren-Mercedes at the time of the crash. Hamed was showing what his car could do when he crossed a solid white line at a speed of at least 90mph and crashed head-on into a Volkswagen Golf that emerged from a dip in the road. The court heard Hamed's car then hit a second vehicle, a Ford Mondeo he had been trying to overtake. 'Too serious' The driver of the Mondeo, Michael Wood, described Hamed's overtaking manoeuvre in court as "****** , suicide, ridiculous". Jailing Hamed on Friday, Judge Alan Goldsack said the only possible sentence was custody. "It is far too serious for anything else", he said. "You could easily have killed Mr Burgin." Outside court, the Burgins' solicitor, Jane Wright, said the couple were "extremely relieved" by the sentence. She said: "People must never underestimate the amount of damage done to people's lives through driving dangerously on the roads." Hamed's solicitor, Steve Smith, said he was "very disappointed" with the result and said he did not think Hamed's celebrity status had been an advantage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faarax-Brawn Posted May 13, 2006 A bad day for the Hamed family, may they come out of it stronger IA No! It aint a bad day.Its a good day for many innocent drivers and pedestrians on the strreets of shef'd. Now they can drive safely knowing that one reckless driver is out of the streets. Who drives @90mph or 110mph? They need to jail his trifflin' azz. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted May 13, 2006 ^^I drive at 120mph on the M1. The average speed is 90mph. The police will obviously spot the Aston Martin more than the Ford Mondeo! I'm not saying he shouldnt have got what he deserved but its still a sad day for the family. Ps, you have others who have walked free or with a lesser sentence :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faarax-Brawn Posted May 13, 2006 Originally posted by Northerner: ^^I drive at 120mph on the M1. The average speed is 90mph. The police will obviously spot the Aston Martin more than the Ford Mondeo! I'm not saying he shouldnt have got what he deserved but its still a sad day for the family. Ps, you have others who have walked free or with a lesser sentence :confused: First of all you shouldnt be bragging about driving at such dangerously high speeds. 120MPH(Miles per hr) is very very dangerous. Heck 90mph is very dangerous,go to any law enforcement officer and tell them u drive at such speeds,walle they will take ur lincence away...your reaction time is much shorter at speeds higher than 75mph. You are adviced in traffic school to drive at safe speeds(70mph). My freind 90+mph speeds is &*&*&ing dangerous. Its not a sad day for hamdeen,its actually a good day for him[for he will learn] and a good day for the rest of drivers and pedestrians.He is a notorious reckless driver who puts his life and others in danger. Now he will be "driven" in some jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted May 13, 2006 ^^I have the London to Sheffield record saxib, 1 hour and 26mins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Lily- Posted May 13, 2006 Well, at least no one will mess with a boxer in prison, so I guess he has that advantage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valenteenah. Posted May 13, 2006 15 months, huh? Well, it's more than hit&run killer drivers get these days (3-6months). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Didi Kong Posted May 13, 2006 Originally posted by WaTerLily: Well, at least no one will mess with a boxer in prison, so I guess he has that advantage. I think he is around 125 pounds everyone in prison is in a heigher weight class than he is. Hope going to jail curbs his excessive kibir. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted May 14, 2006 15 months, huh? Well, it's more than hit&run killer drivers get these days (3-6months). Some of them walk free. I think status played a part here to make an example of,,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
