A Maserati driver who seriously injured two police officers after losing control of his sports car in Brent has been jailed for more than three years.
PC Christopher Appleton and PC Samantha Clark, both in their 30s, were critically injured when Mohammed Shaikh's vehicle collided with them in Neasden on December 17.
The on-duty police officers suffered near-fatal injuries including multiple fractures and internal bleeding when Shaikh's white Maserati swerved off the North Circular Road and struck them and a vehicle near the junction with Dog Lane at 3.40am.
According to police the car came around the bend and mounted the footway colliding with another vehicle and the two officers. PC Appleton was struck first while PC Clark was trapped between the vehicle and a house.
Shaikh, 48, was arrested at the scene and charged the following day. He was sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday (22 February.) He pleaded guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He was sentenced to a further four months imprisonment to run concurrently for failing to provide a specimen. He has been disqualified from driving for a total of six years and three months, and will be required to take an extended driving test upon his release.