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| 'Lunatic' driver to be sentenced | 'Lunatic' driver to be sentenced |
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| A head teacher found guilty of dangerous driving after a collision left another driver in a wheelchair, is due to be sentenced. | A head teacher found guilty of dangerous driving after a collision left another driver in a wheelchair, is due to be sentenced. |
| Paul Davies, 51, was said to have driven at 120mph, colliding with a car driven by Kelvin Palmer on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in May 2006. | Paul Davies, 51, was said to have driven at 120mph, colliding with a car driven by Kelvin Palmer on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in May 2006. |
| At his trial, the judge at Merthyr Crown Court described Davies's driving as "little short of lunatic". | At his trial, the judge at Merthyr Crown Court described Davies's driving as "little short of lunatic". |
| The head of Cwmdare Primary School will be sentenced at Newport Crown Court. | The head of Cwmdare Primary School will be sentenced at Newport Crown Court. |
| Davies had denied dangerous driving at the trial and denied the claim that he had driven at 120mph (200kmph). | |
| At the end of his trial in May, Davies was given an immediate driving ban by Judge Stephen Hopkins, who also told him he had "effectively destroyed" the life of Mr Palmer and his family. | At the end of his trial in May, Davies was given an immediate driving ban by Judge Stephen Hopkins, who also told him he had "effectively destroyed" the life of Mr Palmer and his family. |
| A jury had heard how Davies's Subura Impreza collided head on with Mr Palmer's Ford Fiesta in wet and windy conditions. | A jury had heard how Davies's Subura Impreza collided head on with Mr Palmer's Ford Fiesta in wet and windy conditions. |
| Flipped over | Flipped over |
| Witness Emma Able had told the court she thought Davies had been travelling at "100 to 120 mile an hour" before the collision which involved a total of four cars. | Witness Emma Able had told the court she thought Davies had been travelling at "100 to 120 mile an hour" before the collision which involved a total of four cars. |
| Mr Palmer's car flipped over and ended up roof down on an embankment. | Mr Palmer's car flipped over and ended up roof down on an embankment. |
| The father-to-two was trapped upside down. | The father-to-two was trapped upside down. |
| He suffered a fractured pelvis, a fractured shoulder, broken ribs, internal abdominal injuries and spine and serious leg injuries in the crash and was in hospital for 10 months. | He suffered a fractured pelvis, a fractured shoulder, broken ribs, internal abdominal injuries and spine and serious leg injuries in the crash and was in hospital for 10 months. |
| Respite care | Respite care |
| He is still being cared for in respite care 30 miles away from his family because disabled facilities were not in place. | He is still being cared for in respite care 30 miles away from his family because disabled facilities were not in place. |
| At the original hearing Judge Hopkins criticised the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and police for making a "pig's ear" of the case. | At the original hearing Judge Hopkins criticised the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and police for making a "pig's ear" of the case. |
| He said it was "outrageous" that at one time the case was discharged by magistrates. | He said it was "outrageous" that at one time the case was discharged by magistrates. |
| If it had not been for the insistence of Mr Palmer, it would not have come to court at all, said the judge. | If it had not been for the insistence of Mr Palmer, it would not have come to court at all, said the judge. |