A man has been jailed for ramming a motorcyclist off a Buckinghamshire bridge in what police described as an act of “extreme” road rage.
Nikesh Mistry, 34, repeatedly tried to force the motorcyclist off the road, which resulted in him sustaining serious injuries, police said.
He was jailed for four years and 10 months after being convicted at Aylesbury crown court of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and grievous bodily harm with intent.
The incident took place in November 2022 when Mistry was driving a silver BMW near the Walton roundabout in Milton Keynes.
After what police described as a “non-verbal exchange”, Mistry then attempted to force the man in his 40s riding the motorbike off the road. They ended up driving down the wrong side of the road as the motorcyclist had to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
Mistry, of Milton Keynes, kept trying to force him off the road, trapping him between his vehicle and a metal barrier as they crashed into an oncoming car, police said.
The motorcyclist was catapulted off the bridge and landed in undergrowth below, sustaining serious injuries. He was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge.
Mistry also collided head-on with another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction, causing serious injuries to the front passenger of the car. They were taken by ambulance to Milton Keynes university hospital.
PC Phil McGlue of Thames Valley police’s roads policing unit said: “This case is an extreme example of road rage.
“Mistry was not in any immediate danger and chose to respond in a manner that was so violent and so disproportionate that he turned road disagreement into a very serious assault.
“Drivers who behave in such a manner will be rigorously investigated and held to account for their actions and Mistry will now serve a prison sentence as a result of those decisions.”
Mistry previously pleaded guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and one count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent in December. He was also disqualified from driving for four years and 10 months and will need to take an extended retest before getting his licence back.
Mistry was charged with the offences via a postal requisition last May.
