Two drivers armed themselves with a crowbar and a spanner in a road rage fight when neither would give way on a narrow stretch of carriageway, Bradford Crown Court heard.

Car windows were smashed and debris scattered in the road in the altercation in Dock Lane, Shipley, on the afternoon of January 24, 2020.

Stefan Grogan, 30, of The Oval, Bingley, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and careless driving following the incident.

The judge, Recorder Mark Giuliani, today warned him that an immediate prison sentence was a possibility when he is sentenced on February 24.

Prosecutor Emma Handley told the court that Grogan was driving his red Seat Leon when he met a motorist in a blue car coming the other way.

The road narrowed when it went under a bridge and neither driver would let the other pass, the court was told.

The men got out of their cars and Grogan swore at the other driver and punched him in the head.

Both were “shouting and peacocking and posturing,” a witness at the scene said. He tried to put an end to the trouble but Grogan punched his victim “multiple times” before both went back to their cars to “look for items,” Miss Handley said.

Grogan returned with a crowbar and his opponent with what looked like a spanner.

Car windows were smashed and Grogan then reversed the Seat Leon at the man who jumped out of the way.

Grogan then drove off, the court was told.

The police arrived to find smashed glass and debris littering the road.

Officers went to Grogan’s address to arrest him.

The victim suffered a laceration to his eye, a nasal fracture and abrasions. His right arm was cut by broken glass from Grogan’s car.

Grogan told the police it was a “one-on-one fight” after the other driver took an illegal right turn and then told him to move back.

The victim, who works as a chef, said in a statement to the court that he now suffered sleepless nights and stress.

Grogan had 14 previous convictions for 20 offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, battery on a police officer and aggravated vehicle taking.

His barrister, Samreen Akhtar, asked for the case to be adjourned until a completely separate driving matter is resolved by an appeal hearing at the magistrates’ court.

Grogan’s unconditional bail was enlarged to the sentencing hearing.