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.
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.
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.
You act like this shit was premeditated murder, corporeal punishment fetish or some shit
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.
I’m talking about the fuccen kid who you are wishing death on, the vehicle isnt up for consideration.
There are no fuccen kids in this story but if there were that dumbass dude would have murdered them.
At 19 you are incapable of properly assessing risk. Medically, clinically, not capable. The brain structures required haven’t finished being built yet.
The realistic answer to the problem is that children shouldn’t be given responsibility for multi-ton vehicles capable of such destruction when misused.
At 19 you were not a fully matured adult, I guarantee it. Even if you think you were, you still had a lot of mental maturing to do. Get the fuck off your high horse. This was a 19 year old.
Can confirm, was 19 for a year.