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'Frustrated' teen drove at 140mph on way to gym before crashing into taxi
Dangerfield caused catastrophic injuries to a taxi driver after crashing into him when driving at more than 140mph
A "frustrated" teenager drove his car at more than 140mph (225km/h) on his way to the gym before crashing into a taxi.
Max Dangerfield, now 20, was driving in the early hours of 25 January 2025 on the A48 near the Cross Hands roundabout in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, when he ploughed into the back of a taxi that was taking two women home after a night out.
The taxi driver suffered broken ribs, bleeds on the brain, a punctured lung and a lacerated liver in the crash.
Dangerfield, who was uninsured, was banned from driving for 50 months at Swansea Crown Court on 13 August, and must serve 28 months detention in a young offenders institution.
He must pass an extended test before he can get a licence.
Judge Huw Rees said it was "inexplicable" why someone would want to drive at such "extreme" speeds, let alone why a car would be capable of achieving those speeds.
Max Dangerfield was uninsured at the time of the crash
The court heard that shortly before 04:30 BST two police officers in an unmarked car were heading westbound on the A48 Cross Hands at about 70mph (113km/h) when a black BMW M 140i overtook them at a speed in excess of 100mph.
Prosecutor Caitlin Brazel said the police officers accelerated their car to the maximum speed - reaching a speed of 120mph - but still lost ground on Dangerfield's vehicle.