A newly qualified teen driver, Gareth Jones, crashed head-first into a Jaguar after speeding around a corner and losing control of his vehicle. The crash resulted in serious injuries for both Jones and his female passenger, as well as the Jaguar driver. Jones was sentenced to an 18-month suspended sentence, a rehabilitation course, and 250 hours of unpaid community work.
A newly qualified teen driver smashed head first into a Jaguar after 'showing off' to a female friend. Footage shows the dangerous collision with the reckless 17-year-old later being blasted by a judge for his 'utterly ridiculous' actions. Gareth Jones was behind the wheel of a white Dacia alongside a female passenger when he ploughed into an oncoming car.
Video of the scary crash shows the Dacia speeding around a corner and crossing across into the opposite lane where the red Jag was approaching. Jones had been doing 49mph as he took the bend and veered across the road - losing all control of the motor.Jones - who had only passed his test three months prior - apologised to the other driver and admitted he was going too fast. Prosecutors said the Jaguar driver declined medical treatment at first from rushing paramedics but later took himself to hospital.It was later discovered that he had a bleed on the brain following a scan. Pictures of the Jaguar show its bonnet had been smashed up in the crash as it sat on the side of the road. The teen driver was also left severely injured in the collision and spent 17 days in hospital where he had open bowel surgery. Jones' female passenger suffered a laceration to her liver, contusion on the lung and a fractured vertebrae in her lower back.The injured passenger told cops Jones had picked her up from Carmathen earlier in the day. The woman told the court she had asked him to turn around and take her back to Carmarthen prior to the collision.Jones' passenger said in a statement the crash had been 'overwhelming' and the recovery process was 'challenging'.It also knocked her self-confidence and forced her to give up her studies at college.This has led to 'brain fog and confusion', as well as headaches that 'have become the norm'. The man said his job had been made harder by the injuries he suffered as had his social activities such as Jones' barrister, Ian Ibrahim, said the defendant accepted his speed was 'excessive for the vehicle, excessive for the corner, and excessive for his level of experience'.But due to his age at the time he was obliged to reduce it down.A sentence less than two years again allows a judge to consider the imposition guidelines.As a result, the sentence was suspended. Alongside the 18-month suspended sentence Jones was ordered to complete a rehabilitation course and do 250 hours of unpaid community work
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