Two men who raced their superpowered Audis through a town centre, leaving a pedestrian critically injured in a hit-and-run, have been jailed.
The pair sped at more than 65mph through Bolton side by side.
Mohammed Usman Bhatti, 32, was driving a top-of-the-range, 400-horsepower, £40,000 Audi RS3 and in tandem was Nicholas Montgomery, 27, behind the wheel of an Audi S3.
As they tore along Bridgeman Place into Bradford Street, just before midnight on November 26 last year, Bhatti’s car hit a 53-year-old man as he crossed the road and failed to stop.
The pair were speeding at around 45mph in a 30 zone at the time of the crash.
The victim was left fighting for his life but Bhatti sped away. The RS3 car was later found abandoned in Sidford Close in Darcey Lever.
Bhatti, of St Helens Road, Bolton, was sentenced to three years and six months for dangerous driving causing serious injury, failing to stop after a collision, failing to report a collision, and perverting the course of justice.
Montgomery, of Musgrave Street, Bolton, was sentenced to one year and three months for dangerous driving causing serious injury.
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They both previously pleaded guilty to the charges and were jailed at Bolton Crown Court on Tuesday.
Police Sergeant Brian Orr, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This collision not only left a man fighting for his life in hospital but left him with injuries so severe, it has changed his life forever.
“As a result of that evening, he is unable to carry out simple physical tasks he was once able to do and will be left with the psychological impact of the incident and his recovery for a long time to come.
“Bhatti and Montgomery will now have to spend the foreseeable future in a prison cell, which I hope sends a clear message to anyone that thinks fleeing the scene of a collision is acceptable. We will find you and prosecute to the full extent of the law.”
Police described Bhatti’s white RS3 as the ‘lead vehicle’ and it hit the pedestrian as he walked across the road near the junction with Bromwich Street.
Police said both cars were heading out of the town centre towards Breightmet driving in tandem and at speed.