Moment teenage motorist crashes into a building in city centre – narrowly avoiding horrified pedestrians

THIS is the shocking moment a teenage driver barges into a building, narrowly missing terrified pedestrians. Dashcam footage shows Mohammed Halani, 19, swerving through streets during a high-speed police chase in Peterborough city centre on May 24. This is the moment a reckless teen driver ploughs into a crowd of pedestrians Mohammed Halani, 19, crashed into a wall in Peterborough city centre Halani fails to stop for cops on Lincoln Road, instead speeding off and ignoring keep left and no entry signs as he drives recklessly through the busy area. The teen is then seen ploughing the turquoise Audi S3 into a wall in Westgate as alarmed pedestrians dive out of the way and the car bonnet bursts open. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Halani then darts out of the vehicle and sprints down the street into the nearby Queensgate shopping mall. CCTV footage shows him walking briskly through the centre, looking nervously over his shoulder. Halani then made a dash for it, leaving the car on the street The car bonnet was seen smoking after the collision Footage shows him darting down the street to escape police Halani was found at a nearby restaurant and arrested The speeding teen is eventually caught sitting at a restaurant table where he is arrested. Halani, from Audley Gate in Netherton, admitted failing to stop, dangerous driving and driving without insurance. He was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for two years, at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court. He was also disaqualified from driving for two years and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 15 days of rehabilitation activity. Most read in The Sun It follows a terrifying hit-and-run in Edmonton, North London, which saw a speeding car crash head on with a taxi after driving the wrong way down an underpass. The reckless collision was caught on the dashcam of another driver, as the saloon careered towards the cabbie urgently flashing its lights.