A nurse driving home from a hospital night shift was left with brain injuries after a speeding car ploughed through metal barriers and smashed into his vehicle head on.
Daniel Delia was driving along Regent Road after working at Salford Royal Hospital. His girlfriend Gemma Williams, who also works at the hospital, was in the car alongside him.
As they passed through the busy main road towards Manchester, a black Vauxhall Insignia travelling in the other direction crashed through metal barriers separating the opposing carriageways at speed, and ploughed into their Kia car.
Both Mr Delia and Ms Williams suffered serious injuries, Manchester Crown Court heard. Mr Delia sustained a brain injury as well as a broken leg, while Ms Williams was also seriously hurt.
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