A teenager who had never had a driving lesson lost control of an unroadworthy 4x4 vehicle branded a 'death-trap' and caused a crash which threw a passenger to his death. Dylan Brunton, then aged 17, killed passenger Andrew Rowlands when his dangerous driving caused the car to flip. The officer briefly lost sight of the vehicle, Durham Crown Court heard, but a short time later he came across the scene of a crash. Brunton, of Dene View, East Stanley, denied causing death by careless driving, but was convicted at a recent youth court trial. The now 18-year-old defendant was sent to the crown court for sentence.

Source: Daily Mail June 01, 2021 12:47 UTC