Nasar Hanif’s pre-wedding celebration ended with him in handcuffs after he fled police in an Audi R8 Spyder at high speed.
High on cocaine and cannabis, Hanif crashed the vehicle into a lamppost and wrote it off.
His group had headed to the city centre to show off cars they had hired for the wedding, which was set for the next day.
The convoy included the Audi R8 Hanif was driving, a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Mercedes c63 convertible, and a Mercedes e250 convertible driven by his 25-year-old friend Vikaar Ali, prosecutor Justin Hayhoe revealed.
There, Vikaar Ali, who was driving the Mercedes E250, flashed to his friends that they were being pursued, before turning off.
Police followed the Lamborghini and the R8 as they travelled at low speed towards Failsworth . When the cars stopped at lights, the police tried to block them in.
Both vehicles reversed, with Hanif hitting the car behind him, before speeding off. The Lamborghini got away, but an officer caught up with Hanif at the car park of Tesco, ramming the R8 and forcing it into a spin.Hanif was still determined to get away, so the officer got out of his car, drew his Taser, and ordered him to stop.
He still carried on, and ended up being Tasered at the wheel before losing control and smashing the car into a lampost.Despite this, he got out of the wreckage, and ran off before being found hiding under a car by a police dog.
But his lawyer, Steven Sullivan, appealed for him not to be jailed, saying he was the main carer for his new bride, who was bed-bound after heart surgery.
Sentencing Hanif to 18 months in jail, Judge Richard Mansell QC said ‘sickening’ violence had been followed by ‘appalling’ driving.By that stage he had already been in a police chase triggered by the brawl.
Hanif, 29, collapsed in tears and had to be helped out of the dock as he was jailed for dangerous driving and assault causing actual bodily harm at Manchester Crown Court .
Manchester Evening News .