Student had to relearn how to walk and talk after being left with brain damage by motorist driving 'stupidly fast'

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A speeding motorist left a sports student with brain damage after driving 'stupidly' fast and crashing into him. Junaid Dar, 23, has been jailed after he sped at about 70mph towards a junction, and 'took a chance' when the traffic light changed from green to amber.

As he passed through the junction at Frederick Road in Salford he crashed into the 21-year-old cyclist, who had gone through a red light. READ MORE : Rapist caught by 'Magaluf 2017' tattoo after filming horrific attack on woman The victim had to relearn how to walk and talk, and spent five days in a coma.

He had a promising career in sport but now says he will never be able to have a full-time job due to his injuries. Manchester's courts are some of the busiest in the country