Danger driver is locked up after 'horror' smash

A danger driver who abandoned his five passengers-including one who had travelled in the boot - after a “horror” crash has been locked up.

- Gavin Ledwith

Three of the people in Ford Fiesta driven by Dylan Crocker were seriously injured after the vehicle smashed into a wall in Coal Lane, Wolviston, near Hartlepool, shortly after midnight on Sunday, April 21, of last year.

One required extensive surgery after her pelvis shattered when it became detached from her spine and Cleveland Police say she later lost her job due to the extent of her injuries.

In a victim impact statement read to Teesside Crown Court, the 20-year-old woman said she has been told to “expect pain for the rest of my life”.