Jailed: Man who ran over woman, 24, after street fight in Elephant and Castle

Behind bars: Hit-and-run driver Nigel Kedi, 23, of Lowry Road, Dagenham.
Met Police
Francesca Gillett14 November 2016
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

A “very dangerous” thug who smashed into a young woman in a hit-and-run after a street brawl in south London has been jailed.

Nigel Kedi, 23, ploughed into the 24-year-old victim before fleeing the scene in Elephant and Castle.

Kedi was caught on CCTV just before the crash taking part in the 10 to 15-person fight on Elephant Road.

He then ran down the pedestrian as he made off from the scene - an act which he initially claimed to police was “in self-defence”.

Officers launched a search for Kedi, from Lowry Road, Dagenham, and spotted the car on New Kent Road.

The crash happened in Elephant Road after a street fight 
Google Street View

The woman was rushed to hospital but her injuries were not life threatening.

Kedi pleaded guilty to attempted grievous harm, affray, dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and driving with no insurance following the incident on Saturday, June 4.

He was jailed for a total of four years and was also banned from driving

DC Michael Esangbedo, the officer in the case for Southwark CID, said: "Kedi is a very dangerous man and he is now off our streets.

“He had no choice but to plead guilty due to the CCTV evidence. His sentence reflects the gravity of the offences and I am relieved that the victim was not badly hurt."

A judge at Inner London Crown Court sentenced him to four years for the attempted GBH, 18 months for the affray and 18 months for dangerous driving.

Two other people were arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with affray, assault on police and possession of class B drugs. A 27-year-old woman was arrested and charged with possession of class A drugs.

Both will appear at court at a later date.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in