Rhys Hayden told police he had been driving like an 'absolute idiot'.
A speeding driver who injured three people in a head-on collision while high on cocaine has been jailed.A 17-year-old boy in the Audi suffered life-changing injuries in the crash, while two people in the Range Rover were treated for minor injuries.
Lincolnshire Police said Hayden crashed into the other vehicle on the A52 at Roman Bank on 6 March 2022.The force said witnesses described seeing the Audi being driven at excessive speeds, with the roof down and loud music playing before the crash.Following the crash Hayden was taken to hospital where blood samples revealed he had cocaine in his system above the prescribed limit.
"Mr Hayden was a young driver, behind the wheel of a powerful car, which had a braking defect. He had cocaine in his system, and he was travelling at excessive speeds," she said.
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