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Driver Sentenced for Dangerous M1 Crash on Missing Wheel

3/13/2026

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Omar Makhluf, from Barking, was sentenced to 22 months for dangerous driving after driving miles on the M1 with a missing wheel and colliding with the central reservation on 16 February 2025.
He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs at Aylesbury Crown Court on 6 February.
He was disqualified from driving for four years and 336 days.

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Story summary

Omar Makhluf, from Barking, was sentenced to 22 months for dangerous driving after driving miles on the M1 with a missing wheel and colliding with the central reservation on 16 February 2025.
He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs at Aylesbury Crown Court on 6 February.
He was disqualified from driving for four years and 336 days.