Man who crashed into wall appears in court accused of attempting to meet girl
A man who drove the wrong way down the Eastern Road before crashing in Southsea has appeared in court for dangerous driving and attempting to meet a girl he was allegedly grooming.
Sazzad Miah, 35, of Gordon Road in Gillingham, was followed by a KTM motorbike after leaving Hilsea Train Station on Thursday, January 8, before colliding with a wall on Henderson Road, as reported. An altercation erupted between the two men before the police arrived and arrested Miah.
Miah appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court charged with dangerous driving, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and attempting to meet a girl under 16.
His case was sent to Portsmouth Crown Court on February 9 where he was granted conditional bail - including not to enter Hampshire. No pleas have been entered.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Spokesperson previously said: “We were called at 10.24am with reports of an ongoing altercation between two men in Henderson Road, Southsea, following a collision.
“A brown Lexus, which had been followed by a KTM motorbike, had travelled south from Hilsea train station along a route that included the northbound carriageway of Eastern Road before colliding with a wall on Henderson Road. No one was seriously injured.
“Sazzad Miah of Gordon Road in Gillingham has subsequently been charged with dangerous driving, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and attempting to meet a girl under 16 following grooming.”