A teenage driver opened up Snapchat seconds before he crashed into a taxi, leaving its driver in a coma, after reaching speeds estimated at around 80mph, a judge heard.
A court heard that the day before the smash, Connor Brian, now aged 20, sent a Snapchat video of himself to others - which captured him reversing down a street at around 50mph.
Taxi driver Andrew Clark, who was left in hospital for three weeks and needed emergency surgery, suffered hallucinations where he believed he had died, and had to learn to sit, stand and walk again before returning home to his family, the court was told.
Brian's Honda Civic smashed into Mr Clark's Toyota on September 24, 2022. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
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