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‘Irresponsible Show-Off’ Driver Who Killed Cardiff Teen Jailed

Judge Paul Hobson cited witness claims that West deactivated his car’s black box to show off

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Overview

  • West was sentenced to 16 months in prison and disqualified from driving for two years and eight months.
  • He pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and to driving uninsured after removing the vehicle’s safety recorder.
  • Court heard that West was exceeding the 30mph limit on Heol Trelai in Cardiff when he struck 15-year-old Keely Morgan at a pedestrian crossing.
  • Passengers testified that he performed “snaking” maneuvers and deliberately removed the car’s black box, invalidating his insurance contrary to his repair claim.
  • Keely, who had survived a kidney transplant in 2021, died at the scene and members of the public jeered at West as he left the courtroom.