Man sentenced for driving offences – Aylesbury

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been sentenced for driving offences in Aylesbury.

Ali Shams, aged 45, of Shoot Up Hill, London, pleaded guilty to one count each of causing serious injury by careless driving, driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driver of a vehicle failing to stop after a road accident, using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance and failing to surrender to court bail at the appointed time at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on 11 August last year.

He was sentenced to eight months in prison and disqualified from driving for a year and nine months at Aylesbury Crown Court on Wednesday (28/2).

On 15 February last year, Shams was driving a white Toyota C-HR when he hit the victim, a man in his seventies, as he was getting out of a vehicle on Taylor Road.

Shams then drove away from the scene but officers eventually found him in London and arrested him.

The victim sustained life-changing injuries but has been discharged from hospital.

Shams was charged on 12 July 2023.

Shams was due to appear in court on 11 September last year for sentencing following his guilty plea but failed to attend.

He was arrested on 30 November and remanded in custody before sentencing.

Investigating officer PC Julia Stroud, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We are very grateful for the assistance of witnesses from the local community following this awful hit and run collision.

“Officers worked across the Thames Valley and London to trace and locate the offending vehicle quickly once it was identified. Having located the vehicle near an address in London, Ali Shams was arrested. Working with colleagues from the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit, we were able to link the vehicle to the collision scene. Shams admitted his involvement and was given eight months in custody and a lengthy disqualification from driving.

“The victim has recently been released from hospital and is making a steady recovery from the incident. He has suffered life-changing injuries and was left seriously injured in the road as the offender callously drove off.”

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Ali Shams