A dangerous driver who crashed his dad’s BMW into a family home has been disqualified – but dodged a prison sentence.
Samin Ahmed, 19, reached speeds in excess of 130mph on the A2690 Coombe Valley Way, overtaking vehicles.
Moments later he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a house in Church Lane, Westfield, near Hastings.
The collision left the building with structural problems costing an estimated £357,000.
The family who lived there had to move out for several months.
Ahmed, formerly a security doorman, of Tavistock Road, Bromley, admitted dangerous driving and causing criminal damage.
At Brighton Crown Court on Thursday 7 November, Judge Amanda Kelly imposed a suspended prison sentence and banned him from driving for two years.
The court was told that the pursuit and crash happened in the early hours of Friday 16 February this year.
RPU officer PC Lloyd Archer was on patrol and saw the BMW driven by Ahmed at excessive speed in Coombe Valley Way.
Ahmed had attempted a treble overtake.
The police patrol activated blue lights but Ahmed reached speeds of 110mph to evade officers.
After travelling towards Bexhill, he turned around at the roundabout junction with the A2691 and Mount View Street and went back up the Coombe Valley Way towards Hastings at 130mph.
The speed limit on the A2690 is 60mph.
He turned left towards The Ridge and continued in excess of 100mph.
Ahmed travelled towards Westfield where he lost control and careered through the front of the house in Church Lane.
A family had been in the living room just minutes before the collision.
His DNA was found on the airbag which showed he had been driving the vehicle at the time of the crash.
PC Archer said: “Ahmed’s reckless driving was appalling.
“He risked his own life as well as the safety of every other road user and resident, and is extremely lucky he did not cause a fatality that night.
“We are determined to catch offenders and to prevent drivers causing harm to themselves and innocent members of the public.
“So we are pleased that a dangerous driver has been taken off our roads.”
District Judge Kelly, sitting as a crown court judge, imposed an 18-month suspended prison sentence and ordered Ahmed to complete 250 hours of unpaid work.
The judge also ordered him to complete 15 rehabilitation sessions and to pay a £187 victim surcharge and £1,000 court costs.
