A teenage driver left a 16-year-old girl in 'unimaginable pain' when he crashed into a fence, causing her to fracture her spine, before abandoning her at the scene.

Elliot Harris, 19, was travelling at approximately 80mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control and crashed, injuring two girls he had been trying to impress just moments earlier.

At the time of the incident, Harris was only 17 and had been driving for a mere four days following his test, which he had passed three weeks prior.

On 3 September 2023, he picked up the girls, both aged 16, from a dance class and drove at high speeds, reaching up to 88mph at certain points.

The court heard that the girls pleaded with him to slow down as he sped over speed bumps and roundabouts.

The crash occurred near the junction of Alder Lane an

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