Sinclair pushed the man both both hands and punched him to the eye before getting back in his van and driving off
However, he denied punching the man, claiming he only pushed him because he feared for his own safety.
The 34-year-old, of Austhorpe Road, Cross Gates, later admitted driving without due car and attention, assault, failing to report an accident and having no licence or insurance.Mitigating, Stephen Welford said his last offence was in 2007, suggesting he had left crime behind. He said that at the time of the road rage incident, it was his pregnant partner who would usually drive the hired VW van for work, but she had morning sickness.Judge Robin Mairs told Sinclair: “There was no need for any of this, absolutely no need – idiot driving followed by needless violence.He gave him 20 weeks’ jail, suspended for two years, 200 hours of unpaid work and gave him nine penalty points on his licence – after it was heard he has since passed his driving test.