’61mph? No, the police must be wrong’

A sportscar driver who pinned a pedstrian to railings and shattered her leg after roaring down a bus lane has told a court he was only doing 30mph. Faruk Miah, 35, hit Monica Nunes after undertaking a queue of traffic in his BMW M3 and hitting a Toyota Prius. Police estimated his speed to be 61mph when he smashed into the car in Commercial Road, east London then careered over the kerb, crushing Miss Nunes between the car and the…