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Cardiff man flipped vehicle whilst driving at 70mph in 20mph zones

By Emily Price
Still from SWP footage

A Cardiff man who flipped his vehicle whilst driving at 70mph through 20mph zones in Swansea has been banned from driving.

On Sunday, November 10, around 9pm, an unmarked police car was patrolling along Mumbles Road in Swansea, when their attention was drawn to a red Seat Ibiza being driven at speed.

When officers tried to stop the car, driver Ethan Grant drove away at speed.

He was driving at more than 50mph and in some parts reached 70mph whilst being in 20mph and 30mph zones.

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Erratic

Grant, 21, continued to drive erratically, running through red lights without slowing down and showing no care towards other drivers.

As Grant neared a small roundabout with the junction of Heol Gwyrosydd he lost control and hit a parked car, causing his vehicle to flip.

He was arrested at the scene after exiting the car with no injuries.

A woman who was a passenger in the car was left with injures that required surgery.

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Guilty

Grant from Llanishen in Cardiff, first appeared at Swansea Magistrates court on Wednesday, November 27.

He pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle dangerously, failure to stop when required by police, driving a vehicle without a license and driving a vehicle without insurance.

He was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday, December 23.

Grant will also have to do 200 hours of unpaid work over the next 12 months and was banned from driving for the next two years.

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7 comments

Joseph Kelly

It's crazy to me that this doesn't carry a stricter sentence, he could easily have killed somebody driving like that.

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Rob

It’s laughable to give him a suspended sentence as it’s no deterrent for this type of crime. It’s also laughable that he will be banned from driving for 2 years as he was already been driving without a license so that won’t stop him. He could of killed someone so he should get a sentence as if he did. In addition what about the car he hit as they with not be able to claim as he didn’t have any insurance. These type of idiots should not be aloud to live in our community.

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Dai Rob

Lol....just LOL!!

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Llyn

That's a bit like saying as murder is currently a criminal offence but murders are still happening, the offence of murder is "useless" and should be scrapped.

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Jeff

Ehwhutnow? Then obeying the police is useless, red lights are useless, junction protocols are useless, 30mph is useless, and roundabouts are useless, having insurance is useless and a licence is useless. Am I doing this right?

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Hughie

Should put him in a car and use him as a dummy in a catapult test.

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Linda Jones

This sentence will not make any difference to the driver. Was he driving while drugged up? If not then surely a custodial sentence in a secure psychiatric unit to receive therapy would help and would be appropriate before he kills someone.

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That's a bit like saying as murder is currently a criminal offence but murders are still happening, the offence of murder is "useless" and should be scrapped.

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