Street racer receives suspended prison sentence and £1,700 court bill for racing in West Bromwich
13 June 2024
Sandwell Council has obtained another suspended prison sentence for a new breach of the street racing injunction on Kenrick Way, West Bromwich
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Mr Sikander Hussain, aged 36, of Titford Lane, Rowley Regis, admitted two breaches which took place at around 11.40pm on 11 May 2024.
Mr Hussain breached the Black Country-wide injunction order by racing other vehicles at speed and driving dangerously at speeds of around 80mph while straddling and obstructing both lanes on Kenrick Way.
The judge ordered 37 days' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. The judge awarded costs in the sum of £1,700.30.
The sentencing at Birmingham High Court on 23 May 2024 took into account aggravating features which included Mr Hussain having been disqualified from driving in April 2024 and driving without insurance. Mr Hussain had also previously received a warning letter from the police for being present twice in a car cruising hotspot in Birmingham in June 2023.
Sandwell Council’s Executive Director of Place, Alan Lunt, said: “I am pleased to see further action being taken to tackle this very dangerous and anti-social behaviour.
“This is the fifth successful court case within the past year where street racers have been brought to justice for breaching the injunction order in Kenrick Way.
“We will continue to work together with other councils, the police and other partner organisations to tackle this unacceptable behaviour.”
In February 2024, the High Court granted a full and final injunction banning street racing, also known as car cruising, in the Black Country.
It forbids anyone who is a driver, rider or passenger in or on a motor vehicle to participate between the hours of 3pm and 7am in a gathering of two or more persons within the Black Country area at which some of those present engage in motor racing or motor stunts or other dangerous or obstructive driving.
It also covers organisers and spectators, prohibiting people from promoting, organising or publicising gatherings, or from participating in a gathering as a spectator with the intention or expectation that some of those present will engage in street racing.
The injunction covers the whole of the boroughs of Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton and has a Power of Arrest attached to it which gives the police the power to arrest anyone who breaches it. Breach of an injunction is a contempt to court and if proved the court has the power to impose a sentence of imprisonment, a fine, or an order seizing a person’s assets.
For more information about the injunction, please visit the street racing injunction pages of the applicants:
Incidents of street racing in Sandwell should be reported online to the council or to West Midlands Police on 101. In an emergency, always dial 999.
