This is the moment a drug-fueled thug causing havoc on his mini-motorbike was rammed of the road by a fuming vigilante driver who is still at large.

Ashley Wood, 29, was caught on CCTV trying to kick wing mirrors off people’s cars as he sped down the pavement before he was chased by an orange Fiat Punto and forced to crash into a parked van.

He was knocked unconscious and left for dead, but police still haven’t found the culprit, despite finding the car burnt out elsewhere.

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Detectives are hunting for the Punto driver, who they think may have seen Wood kicking at parked cars and decided to take action.




Wood, of Pinxton, Derbyshire, where the hit-and-run took place, spent a week in hospital before being arrested for a string of driving-related offences.

He admitted dangerous driving, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, attempted criminal damage and driving without a licence or insurance.

He was handed eight months in prison, suspended for 18 months, at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday and given a 12 month driving ban.

Mini-motorcyclist Ashley Wood tried to kick off wing mirrors as he rode past (Picture: SWNS)

Police are on the hunt for the driver of this orange Fiat Punto (Picture: SWNS)

Police are appealing for witnesses to help them track down the driver (Picture: SWNS)

Detective Sergeant Scott Riley said: ‘Ashley Wood decided one morning that he was going to ride around on a mini-motorbike, kicking the wing mirrors of cars parked across Pinxton.

‘It’s clear from the CCTV footage that he had no regard for other people’s property, or indeed for other people’s safety.

‘The consequences could have been much worse.

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‘I’m pleased that he’s now been sentenced for his reckless actions and I hope this sends a clear message that we won’t tolerate behaviour like this on the streets of Derbyshire.

‘However, there is a twist to this story. Shortly after he rode around kicking cars, Ashley Wood was pursued by an orange Fiat Punto.

‘CCTV shows the car following him along Victoria Road before ramming him head-on into a parked van.

‘The Punto was driven off, leaving Ashley at the scene with a number of extremely serious, but thankfully not life-threatening, injuries.

‘We believe that this was a deliberate act, but we still do not know who was driving the Punto.’

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