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A couple whose baby daughter suffered brain damage in a crash caused by a dangerous driver have received £800,000 in compensation. | A couple whose baby daughter suffered brain damage in a crash caused by a dangerous driver have received £800,000 in compensation. |
Cerys Edwards is still on a ventilator after the crash in Streetly Lane, Sutton Coldfield, in November 2006. | Cerys Edwards is still on a ventilator after the crash in Streetly Lane, Sutton Coldfield, in November 2006. |
Her parents Gareth and Tracey were paid by insurers for Antonio Singh Boparan at Birmingham High Court. | Her parents Gareth and Tracey were paid by insurers for Antonio Singh Boparan at Birmingham High Court. |
The money will help build a special house in which they can care for Cerys, who is currently treated in Surrey. | |
The family have to travel 150 miles from Sutton Coldfield to visit her at the specialist Children's Trust. | |
'Arrogant disregard' | |
Cerys, who was 11 months old when the crash happened, now needs 24-hour care. | Cerys, who was 11 months old when the crash happened, now needs 24-hour care. |
Millionaire's son Boparan, whose parents run a West Bromwich food company, had been driving a high powered Range Rover at 70mph in a 30mph zone, his trial was told. | |
The 21-year-old, of Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, was convicted of dangerous driving at Birmingham Crown Court last month and jailed for 21 months. | The 21-year-old, of Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, was convicted of dangerous driving at Birmingham Crown Court last month and jailed for 21 months. |
He was told by Judge Frank Chapman he had shown an "arrogant disregard" for safety. | |
This weekend, Cerys' parents started an online petition calling for tougher sentences to be introduced for dangerous driving. | |
Currently the maximum is two years in jail, but the Edwards family want this increased to ten. |