An Oldham teenager ruined the career of a police officer by ramming his car into his during a chase causing serious injury.

Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard police were chasing Ismael Fareed through Failsworth when the young man reversed his vehicle into a car containing two officers.

On of the policemen involved, Ian Bruce, was left with injuries which ended his career as an operational officer and left him “unable to kick a football.”

Fareed appeared in court to be sentenced after admitting dangerous driving, criminal damage and two counts of actual bodily harm during the incident in February 2019.

The court heard Fareed was driving a Mercedes which had been taken in a burglary.

He sped off from an unmarked police vehicle and another police unit joined the pursuit.

He hit speeds of 80 miles per hour and mounted the pavement to get past a HGV.

As one police vehicle, containing PCs Ian Bruce and Ian Bertenshaw, approached Fareed he rammed his vehicle twice into theirs injuring the officers.

Prosecutor Jason Peace revealed the devastating impact on Mr Bruce.

He said: “He had extensive pain in his back and head and had pain in his wrist and knee.

“He is schedule for keyhole surgery on his knee injury.

“It put an end to his career as an operational officer.”

The court heard since the offence Fareed had been jailed for kidnapping.

Representing the 19-year-old, defence counsel Kay Driver said he wished to apologise.

She said his offending had began in 2018 when his mother left the country and he moved in with his father who had no structure.

She added: “He fell off the rails at that point in his life.

“He is utterly remorseful at his behaviour.

“He wishes to send his apologies to PC Bruce.

“He did not give any thought to the impact on officers at the time.

“He only wanted to get away.”

Imposing a sentence, judge John Edwards said anyone could have died because of his driving.

He said: “Police Constable Bruce, who is a man I take to be in his forties, for him the career he loves for more than quarter of a century is in tatters and his family life is irreparably compromised.

“He cannot even kick a football or train with his daughter.

“His desire to serve the communities of Greater Manchester in the way he excelled at is finished.

“Your driving was appalling.

“Anybody could have ended up on a mortuary slab, both the officers, you, your passengers or anybody that could have got in the way of you.”

He sent Fareed, from Cheviot Avenue in Oldham, to a young offenders’ institute for 28 months and banned him from driving for three years and two months.