Shock footage shows a thug driver facing jail ploughing a Mercedes into a crowd outside a Birmingham nightclub during a Freshers' night

A crazed driver who was caught on camera ploughing his Mercedes into a crowd of revellers outside a nightclub in a horror hit-and-run is facing jail. 

Disturbing footage captured Mohammed Suffi, 22, using his "powerful vehicle as a weapon" after a fight broke out following a student event at the Tunnel Club in Birmingham.

Six people were left injured, including Caliston Calistus, who can be seen being dragged under the car as Suffi went on his rampage during Freshers' Week last October.

A court heard Mr Calistus suffered "catastrophic" injuries when the thug drove into the group of partygoers after being "egged on" by a friend.

He was left with fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, a broken collar bone, broken shoulder blades, a broken neck and collapsed lungs after being dragged underneath the Mercedes SP69.

Birmingham Crown Court heard Suffi - who had taken nitrous oxide - then tried to dispose of the vehicle before fleeing the UK.

Last week, he went on trial accused of attempted murder and an alternative charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Yesterday (Tuesday, December 10)  Suffi, of Aston, Birmingham, who had already admitted dangerous driving, was found guilty of the lesser charge. 

He will be sentenced in February next year and was warned to expect a "significant and immediate" prison term.

During the trial, Daniel Oscroft, prosecuting, said Suffi and three others had gone to the nightspot where a student freshers event was being held.

He added: "Witnesses described the atmosphere being lively and well controlled until tension started to rise and security intervened in a dispute involving the defendant's group."

Mr Oscroft said Suffi had earlier been captured on security cameras holding a balloon, likely to have contained nitrous oxide.

By about 2.20am after aggressive behaviour and a confrontation with security the defendant and his associates were ejected from the club.

Mr Oscroft added: "They continued to act aggressively and did not let it go."

After about half an hour they returned and as people were coming out and "instigated a full blown flight" despite being outnumbered.

Mr Oscroft said: "Suffi started to drive aggressively. The vehicle reversed and circled back and round and drove at pedestrians knocking people over."

He said there came a point when Mr Calistus became involved in a fight with another man and they moved forward into the road.

Footage shows the car turning around before dragging a man lying in the road for several metres before it drives over him with a sickening bump.

Mr Oscroft said Suffi drove straight at them and added: "You can see both Mr Calistus and the other male disappear under the front bumper.

"You see the vehicle rise and fall over the two bodies. Their bodies are further down the road. Suffi could have stopped. Instead he drove over them. He deliberately drove at them and drove over them."

Mr Calistus needed major surgery and spent three weeks in hospital.

Mr Oscroft added: "You will not be surprised to learn that he thought he was going to die."

The court heard a few hours later Suffi had taken the damaged Mercedes to an industrial park in Oldbury, West Midlands, before leaving the country.