Road-rage driver deliberately rammed into a biker after a road rage row — then realised it was his pal

A ROAD-rage motorist slammed into a biker, causing him serious injuries — then discovered it was his mate. Christopher Askham, 53, had tried to block the motorcyclist from overtaking. But a court heard the rider got round his Fiesta and flicked a V-sign. So garage owner Askham raced up behind him, nudging the bike’s back […]

A ROAD-rage motorist slammed into a biker, causing him serious injuries — then discovered it was his mate.

Christopher Askham, 53, had tried to block the motorcyclist from overtaking.

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Christopher Askham deliberately drove into a biker in a fit of road rage, but soon realised that the motorcyclist was his mate[/caption]

But a court heard the rider got round his Fiesta and flicked a V-sign. So garage owner Askham raced up behind him, nudging the bike’s back wheel.

Prosecutor Heather Gilmour said the 29-year-old victim managed to keep control before he “raised his arms up as if to say, ‘What the hell?’.”

Askham then repeated the stunt and the bike went under his car near Wakefield, West Yorks.

He got out and said: “That’ll teach you to f****** put two fingers up at me” — only for the biker to take off his helmet and say: “Chris, it’s me.”

Horrified Askham called an ambulance and told cops he had not known who the biker was.

The victim was bed-bound for three months with leg injuries.

Askham, of Kinsley, West Yorks, admitted GBH and dangerous driving. He was jailed for three years at Leeds crown court.

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Askham was jailed for three years at Leeds crown court after admitting to GBH and dangerous driving[/caption]

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