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.

    • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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      7 hours ago

      Damn dude. I was thinking he should be banned for life from driving as punishment as well as serving a stint in jail but thought maybe that comment might have come across as too harsh.

      But shit, you went all in!

      KILL HIM! REMOVE THIS VOAL FROM MY SIGHT!

      Fucking hell, lad. Scary stuff.

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        33 minutes ago

        Nobody here is advocating for killing him, we just hope he dies.

        As a mental exercise let’s change the tool he used out for a different one: if he had dragged the other person out of his vehicle and beat him near death and unconscious with a metal bat instead, would you still be defending them? Because the results are exactly the same.

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        32 minutes ago

        No he’s an adult who knew the risks of his actions and did them anyways, resulting in indiscriminate bludgeoning of a random man just doing his menial job.

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        16 hours ago

        Sure, and we’re not capable of administering mortal judgement upon another outside of our defence, but tolerance also has to end somewhere. Like a brick wall perhaps. So let us hope.

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          15 hours ago

          He was 19 at the time, practically a kid dude. People have to be given a chance at some point too. Not just immediately shown the wall.

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            15 hours ago

            I wasn’t out committing manslaughter at 19 so I guess it’s hard for me to sympathize.

            Most cultures treat you as an adult at 18, some as early as 14.

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              14 hours ago

              You act like this shit was premeditated murder, corporeal punishment fetish or some shit

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                14 hours ago

                He went 140 MPH and hit somebody.

                The only thing separating him from killing 5 children and their parents is blind luck.

                Sick of people treating cars like they’re benign and voids all responsibility for harm done.

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                  13 hours ago

                  I’m talking about the fuccen kid who you are wishing death on, the vehicle isnt up for consideration.

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                    13 hours ago

                    There are no fuccen kids in this story but if there were that dumbass dude would have murdered them.