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| Runcorn: Ferrari driver left baby with permanent injuries | |
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| The Ferrari was left completely wrecked after the crash | The Ferrari was left completely wrecked after the crash |
| A man who drove his Ferrari at speeds up to 136mph (218km/h) struck another car and left a three-week old baby boy with life-changing brain injuries. | A man who drove his Ferrari at speeds up to 136mph (218km/h) struck another car and left a three-week old baby boy with life-changing brain injuries. |
| Daniel Halliwell claimed he had only been travelling at about 70 to 80mph (112 to 128km/h) when he hit the Ford Fiesta on the A558 Daresbury Expressway in Runcorn, Cheshire, at about 17:05 BST on 21 July 2023. | Daniel Halliwell claimed he had only been travelling at about 70 to 80mph (112 to 128km/h) when he hit the Ford Fiesta on the A558 Daresbury Expressway in Runcorn, Cheshire, at about 17:05 BST on 21 July 2023. |
| Police experts later calculated the sports car had been travelling at between 102 and 111mph (164 and 178km/h) when he lost control and smashed into the other vehicle, driven by the baby boy's mother. | Police experts later calculated the sports car had been travelling at between 102 and 111mph (164 and 178km/h) when he lost control and smashed into the other vehicle, driven by the baby boy's mother. |
| Halliwell, 35, was jailed for 32 months at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving. | Halliwell, 35, was jailed for 32 months at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving. |
| Halliwell himself was injured but later recovered, while the baby was critically injured and will suffer life-long complications, Cheshire Police said. | Halliwell himself was injured but later recovered, while the baby was critically injured and will suffer life-long complications, Cheshire Police said. |
| Dashcam footage released by the force showed the Ferrari hurtling along the carriageway, which has a 60mph speed limit, before swerving towards the Fiesta which was joining from the junction with Manor Park Avenue. | Dashcam footage released by the force showed the Ferrari hurtling along the carriageway, which has a 60mph speed limit, before swerving towards the Fiesta which was joining from the junction with Manor Park Avenue. |
| Dash-cam footage captured the moment the Ferrari swerved towards the Ford | Dash-cam footage captured the moment the Ferrari swerved towards the Ford |
| The force also released footage of Halliwell, of Hatters Close in Daresbury, being asked by a police officer what speed he was doing, to which he replied: "I would say 70 or 80, something like that. | The force also released footage of Halliwell, of Hatters Close in Daresbury, being asked by a police officer what speed he was doing, to which he replied: "I would say 70 or 80, something like that. |
| "I know that'll be that because I was only in second gear." | "I know that'll be that because I was only in second gear." |
| Sgt Andy Dennison criticised Halliwell's "shocking" and "reckless" driving, with witnesses describing it as "fast, intimidating and frightening". | Sgt Andy Dennison criticised Halliwell's "shocking" and "reckless" driving, with witnesses describing it as "fast, intimidating and frightening". |
| He added: "I genuinely don't know how anyone could think driving at such speeds and so recklessly among busy traffic could not have been so dangerous to others, himself and his passenger." | He added: "I genuinely don't know how anyone could think driving at such speeds and so recklessly among busy traffic could not have been so dangerous to others, himself and his passenger." |
| Halliwell was also banned from driving for five years, to begin from his release from prison. | Halliwell was also banned from driving for five years, to begin from his release from prison. |
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