Sentenced: Jilted lover mowed down rival with car in Telford

Liam Stanley was flipped up and over the top of Declan Briscoe's Citroen Saxo before landing on the floor on the other side.

The impact shattered Briscoe's windscreen – and he added insult to injury by going to police hours after the incident and claiming Mr Stanley had smashed it in an act of aggression.

Mr Stanley miraculously avoided serious injury and walked away with just a few cuts and grazes, Shrewsbury Crown Court heard.

And Briscoe's story was proved to be fabricated when CCTV evidence from the garage in Telford was uncovered.

Briscoe, 22, of Potters Bank, Ketley, Telford, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice at an earlier court hearing and was in court to be sentenced.

Mr Alex Warren, prosecuting said Briscoe, got in touch with police on May 4 this year after the altercation had happened.

"He said he wanted to make a statement of complaint regarding criminal damage caused to his car by the new boyfriend of his ex-partner," the prosecutor told the hearing.

"He made a three-page witness statement about an incident earlier that day at the Shell petrol station in Ketley.

"He said the person (Mr Stanley) had run over to the defendant's car while he was in it and stood in front of it shouting very aggressively, before jumping up on the bonnet and damaging the windscreen and causing considerable alarm."

Mr Warren added: "The CCTV from the petrol station showed there was an incident.

"But what had actually occurred was very different in reality – the defendant had deliberately driven at the man, Liam Stanley, then drove off.

"The defendant was arrested on May 12 and shown the CCTV.

"Confronted by that evidence he accepted that what he had said in his statement was not true."

Mr Paul Smith, defending, said there was a "significant difference" in the accounts between what was said and what happened on the garage forecourt.

"It was only at moderate speed. Nevertheless he accepts he could have caused serious harm," Mr Smith added.

Judge Peter Barrie admitted he ought to send Briscoe to jail – but said he would instead be taking a "wholly exceptional step" by giving him a chance to deal with his anger issues.

He was instead sentenced to a community order to include 35 days of rehabilitation, which will include work on anger management and alcohol issues.

"I view what you did as being extremely serious," the judge said.

"I have no doubt you were angry to put it mildly, with the way she had broken off your relationship, and you took it out in committing this offence against Mr Stanley."

The judge added: "You were completely devoid of any self control with what happened after.

"He was walking ahead of you in the petrol station and you deliberately accelerated so as to collide with him.

"He was thrown on top of the car and landed behind it."

The judge said: "Fortunately there were no broken bones but there would have been numerous cuts and grazes.

"Whatever the reasons that lay behind your loss of self control, it was completely unacceptable, completely beyond the pale.

"You can kill people with motor cars, you can maim them for life.

"It was also extremely stupid, CCTV covers every petrol station so you were never going to get away with it."

Judge Barrie added: "I realise that I probably ought to send you into custody – what I am doing is taking a wholly exceptional step.

"It's not because I don't think what you did to him was serious.

"I think it was very serious indeed. I hope it's a wake-up call and you can put this behind you."

Briscoe was also disqualified from driving for 12 months.