Layla Shepard suffered multiple fractures and has been diagnosed with PTSD — Farhan Musaji was spared jail for the hit-and-run, banned from driving for a year and ordered to pay £900 compensation and a £400 fine
A hit-and-run driver who jumped a red light"at speed" in his Audi A4 — colliding with a schoolgirl cycling across the junction on her way home — before fleeing the scene and abandoning his car without helping the injured child, has avoided jail.
At Bolton Crown Court, having pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving and failing to stop after an incident, Farhan Musaji was sentenced to a 12-month community order and must complete 200 hours of unpaid work, ordered to pay £900 compensation to his victim, a £400 fine and £300 in costs. The 26-year-old is also banned from driving for a year.
"Mr Downey had just emerged from a chip shop nearby and went to the traffic lights on the other side of the crossing. He saw the defendant's car come through the red lights at speed and hit Layla off her bike. "Greater Manchester Police received a radio transmission about the collision and attended the defendant's address. The defendant rang his father to tell him about the collision and he then confirmed this to the officers when they arrived. However, the defendant was not present at the address at that time.
Musaji had one previous caution for cannabis possession in 2022 and in his defence Peter Malone said he could"not stress this enough" how much remorse his client feels"and his regret for coming before you today".
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