Drunk car wash worker jailed after smashing customer's £90k car into restaurant

A car wash worker who crashed a customer's Range Rover through a restaurant while drunk has been jailed. Naveed Rahman, 34, had been drinking spirits before he decided to take a ride in the £90k high-end car.

Rahman wrote off the Range Rover when he crashed into a van and the Alsager restaurant, Ey Up Duck. The owner of the car had no idea about the crash until he was called by the car wash, Prestige Bubbles, informing him that his keys had been taken and car involved in a crash.

Stoke-on-Trent Live reports how Rahman fled on foot from the driver of the van, who was delivering food to the venue, and another man. The pair located Rahman in a car park - sitting behind another vehicle - eating a snack.

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The restaurant was extensively damaged as a result of the incident and was forced to close for several weeks. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard that when the police arrived, Rahman was "clearly intoxicated".

He was breathalysed and found to be five times over the limit. Prosecutor Tom Sherrington said: "The defendant was arrested and taken to hospital. He refused to provide a sample of breath in custody. He was not insured and he did not have a licence at the time."

The court heard Rahman has a previous conviction for drink-driving in the last 10 years which made him liable to a minimum three year ban. Rahman, of Woodshutts Street, Talke, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking; failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis; driving without a licence; and driving without insurance.

Stuart Muldoon, mitigating, said Rahman was aware of the court's powers but he asked Judge David Fletcher to consider suspending the sentence. He