A customer refused entry to a late night bar returned minutes later and deliberately drove his car into a group outside, inflicting broken bones and other injuries.
Mustafa Esmail, 21, was jailed for 16 years after pleading guilty to five counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm.
The Old Bailey heard that at around 3.00am on Saturday, December 2, 2017, Esmail and his group were refused entry to the bar in Stockwell Road, south London.
Esmail became aggressive and a male victim was assaulted and then threatened before he left the scene.
Minutes later, he returned in a white VW Golf, driving onto the pavement outside the bar and hitting a group of pedestrians.
He then abandoned the car and fled on foot, along with a number of other occupants of the vehicle.
The five men injured, aged between 23 and 42, suffered multiple broken bones including leg fractures, a broken shin and a spleen injury.
A number of the victims required surgery; none suffered life changing injuries.
Officers from Lambeth CID launched an investigation and identified that the car used in the attack was a rental vehicle, hired the previous day.
A phone in the car linked it to Esmail, as did blood found on the airbag and fingerprints on the windows.
Police established that a call was made to a taxi firm minutes after the incident, with the driver confirming he picked up Esmail and two other men.
On Thursday, June 21, last year, following an extensive manhunt, Esmail was stopped on Brompton Close, Hounslow and arrested.
Despite giving false details, fingerprints revealed his true identity and he was charged in connection with the Stockwell Road offence.
Detective Constable Tom Baxter, from the Metropolitan Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: “Esmail’s deliberate actions left five victims with significant injuries and it is only down to sheer good fortune and the work of the emergency services that the consequences were not more grave.
“Esmail attempted to evade police, but will now have a considerable period of time to reflect on his behaviour that night.
“We hope this sentence brings those involved some closure and demonstrates our commitment to getting individuals intent on causing harm off our streets.
“This conviction was achieved thanks to a diligent and thorough investigation by officers and is a good example of the excellent work undertaken by MPS detectives to investigate crime and bring those responsible to justice.”
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