Video shows Mercedes speeding on A3 ( Image Surrey Police ) A MAN has been handed an 11 month prison sentence after he crashed into a lorry while driving at speeds of 127mph. Atthar Ahmed was speeding on the A3 near Ripley bypass at around 9.15 am on August 12 last year. Footage shows the 23-year-old driving a silver Mercedes at high speed when he lost control and crashed into a lorry, ripping the tail lift from its chassis. Ahmed received minor injuries and no one else was hurt but the collision caused significant disruption on the A3 as part of the road was closed for two and a half hours.