Watch moment white van driver intentionally ploughs into pedestrian and sends him flying across car park

 
Rammed: the victim was thrown across the car park
Suffolk Police
Sebastian Mann15 May 2015
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This is the moment a white van driver deliberately rams into a pedestrian, sending him flying.

Jaroslaw Inczewski, 31, drove his vehicle on to a kerb at a group of three men in a car park in South Street, Ipswich, hitting a 28-year-old man, who was thrown into the air before crashing to the ground.

In the footage, Inczewski, of Geneva Road, Ipswich, is then seen reversing before he leaves the scene.

The incident, at around 9pm on July 14 last year, left the victim with cuts and bruises but could easily have caused more serious injuries, police said.

Speaking after the sentencing today at Ipswich Crown Court, Detective Constable Donna Whelan-Smith said: "This was a serious incident in which a transit style van was driven directly at a group of pedestrians.

"It was witnessed by independent members of the public and their accounts state that there was a clear intent to cause serious injury.

"This could have quite easily resulted in the victim sustaining broken bones or even have been fatal, and it is pleasing that the sentence reflects the severity of this."

Inczewski pleaded guilty to the three motor-related offences but denied attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.

A jury found him guilty of that charge following a trial that began on April 21.

In addition to his 12-year jail sentence, Inczewski has also been disqualified from driving for five years and will have to take an extended retest before driving again.

Additional reporting by PA

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