A SHOW-OFF driver caught on camera by his brother speeding at up to 86mph seconds before a horror smash that maimed their cousin has been jailed for 26 months.

Farooq Raja was filming from the back seat of the powerful Volkswagen Golf R when Shahrukh Raja ploughed into a parked car on Northcote Road, Undercliffe, Bradford, on October 28 last year.

Front seat passenger, Aqib Raja, 19, suffered life-changing injuries in the smash that happened in fog shortly before midnight at the Otley Road junction, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday.

Shahrukh Raja, 22, sustained a serious head injury. Farooq Raja, 19, who had previously downloaded YouTube clips of young men driving fast on public roads, was left dazed at the roadside.

Shahrukh Raja, of Queens Road, Manningham, Bradford, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving without insurance.

Farooq Raja, of the same address, admitted aiding and abetting dangerous driving by filming from the back seat.

He was sent to a Young Offender Institute for nine months by Judge Jonathan Rose, who told him: "You were very much part and parcel of that night's terrible events."

The brothers, each wearing smart dark suits, stood side by side in the dock with heads bowed as the judge said law student Aqib Raja's life was devastated in a few seconds of "pure and blatant showing off".

"This was for fun. This was for kicks. This was for a laugh. But there's no laughter, no fun, no kicks that came from this episode," Judge Rose said.

Prosecutor Richard Walters said that Aqib Raja, who is from Manchester, hired the Golf for a wedding and drove it to the brothers' home at 11.30pm on the night of the crash.

He took his cousins for a drive but Shahrukh Raja got into the driver's seat after they stopped at Peel Park for a smoke.

He did a U-turn and quickly revved up to 86mph in a 30mph zone.

Seconds later, the Golf struck a parked Vauxhall Astra, rotating it into a wall. It then hit a stationary Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, shunting it into another vehicle.

The Golf ended up across the middle of the road, where it was struck by a speeding Range Rover.

Mr Walters said a police crash investigator estimated the speed of the Golf to be 85mph shortly before the crash. He was unable to replicate the accident conditions because it was too dangerous.

Local residents saw Farooq Raja standing dazed in the road. His brother was unconscious and Aqib Raja had suffered a fractured skull, bleeding under the skull, facial fractures and broken ribs. He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and put in an induced coma until January. He did not leave hospital until August.

The court heard that his family had three meetings with doctors to discuss bringing his life to an end by withdrawal of care.

He could no longer walk unaided, had no use of his left arm and his hearing, sight and breathing were affected. He needed help with bathing and dressing and was completely dependent on his family.

In his personal statement, made in August, Aqib Raja said he used to enjoy playing football and cricket but his whole life was now dependent on others.

"I don't want a wheelchair because I don't want people I know to see me in it," he stated.

Geraldine Kelly, Shahrukh Raja's barrister, said he was inexperienced at driving such a powerful car and lost control of it.

"He is devastated by the consequences suffered by his cousin. He doesn't have the words to describe how remorseful he is," Miss Kelly said.

He was a qualified mechanic, employed as a takeaway delivery driver, but his severe head injury meant he could no longer work.

Tom Storey, for Farooq Raja, a restaurant worker, said he was extremely remorseful. He had never been a driver and did not realise that filming in the back seat was a criminal offence in this case.

The court heard that both men were of previous good character.

Judge Rose told Farooq Raja: "You are well aware of a culture of dangerous and reckless driving, a culture to which you subscribed. The police found YouTube videos you had downloaded showing a number of episodes of young men driving fast and powerful cars on streets in reckless, dangerous and potentially lethal fashion.

"It is essential that the courts mark the abhorrence of that culture and send out a message to those like you who encourage others to drive dangerously, and those like you, Shahrukh Raja, who drive dangerously without any thought of the consequences and the damage you might do."

Judge Rose said Aqib Raja had been left terribly injured.

"His injuries have devastated his studies. He cannot walk. He cannot dress himself. He cannot go to the lavatory by himself. He has profound physical disability," the judge said.

He acknowledged the terrible impact on both sides of the close families and that Aqib's father, "in an act of great generosity," had forgiven the brothers.

Shahrukh Raja was banned from driving for three years and one month and Farooq Raja for 12 months.

After the case, Sergeant Ann Drury, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: "We are pleased with today's sentence of 26 months for causing serious injury by dangerous driving and hope it sends a clear message to anyone who drives dangerously in West Yorkshire that we will deal robustly with offenders

"A young man had his life changed instantly, having been left with life changing injuries. I would urge people to drive responsibly, carefully and to think about the consequences of their actions if they don't."