Taxi driver drove at family in Newcastle
- A Newcastle taxi driver drove at a family after a lollipop was thrown at his car. - A grandfather was seriously injured and driver Hasan Mohammed faced court over the April incident. - Court heard the case highlights road‑rage repercussions and risks of violent retaliation (bbc.co.uk).
A Newcastle taxi driver was jailed for nine years after a court heard he deliberately drove at a family and seriously injured a grandfather. (yahoo.com) Newcastle Crown Court heard Hasan Mohammed, 26, turned his Skoda around after someone in the group threw a lollipop at his taxi on 14 September 2025. The family had just left a restaurant during a weekly night out. (yahoo.com) Prosecutor Emma Dowling said Mohammed accelerated to about 33mph in a 30mph zone and drove straight at the group as they crossed the road. The court heard he hit one man and narrowly missed two others, including a woman carrying a one-year-old child. (yahoo.com) The man who was struck suffered multiple broken bones and later needed a prosthetic shoulder. In a victim statement read in court, he said he now lives every day with the consequences of what happened. (yahoo.com) Judge Edward Bindloss said the attack turned a family dinner into a “nightmare,” and the prosecution described the 1.5-tonne car as a dangerous weapon. The case was prosecuted as more than dangerous driving: Mohammed admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, but a jury also found him guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and two counts of attempted wounding. (yahoo.com) The court heard the confrontation began with a minor act — a lollipop striking the taxi — and ended with life-changing injuries. One family member said the victim’s life had been “totally upended” after she saw him lying unconscious in the road. (yahoo.com) ChronicleLive reported Mohammed used his Skoda as a weapon against a family that included a young child. The Northern Echo identified him as a former taxi driver when he was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on 22 April 2026. (chroniclelive.co.uk) (thenorthernecho.co.uk) The grandfather told the court he remembered the sound of the engine and tyres, along with the “fear, confusion and impact.” His daughter said the family’s weekly night out ended with injuries that will not leave them. (yahoo.com)
