A MAN who used his car as a toy ignored desperate pleas to slow down.

Harry Brownbill, 21, of Kearsley Avenue in Hawarden, crashed his car in August last year with two female passengers inside.

The court heard one of the passengers ended up in Stoke Hospital with a fractured spine and a bleed on the brain.

Appearing at Mold Crown Court on June 25, the court heard how at one stage, Brownbill was driving in excess of 80mph on a Penyffordd road.

Despite the female passengers asking him to slow down, Brownbill laughed and ignored them.

Judge Niclas Parry said the car had become ‘airborne’ on the 60mph road and the female passenger in the back of the car came out of her seat, despite wearing a seatbelt.

Eventually, Brownbill lost control of his car and crashed before calling North Wales Police himself.

Brownbill and the front passenger remained unharmed.

Simon Rogers, defending said Brownbill acted with a 'lack of maturity' and that he had been 'showing off'.

He told the court Brownbill would 'never find himself in this position' again and asked for a chance.

Judge Niclas Parry added: “On August 6 you used your motor vehicle as a toy to show off in front of two female passengers.

“You skidded on one roundabout in the village, they asked you to slow down on numerous occasions, but you laughed.

“You were fully aware of the road limitation, you chose to thrill and impress the females in your company.

“You drove at a speed that’s confirmed to be at one stage, in excess of 80mph. You caused the vehicle to become airborne before landing heavily.

“One passenger came out of her seat despite wearing her seatbelt. Again, you were asked to slow down.

“They began calmly but became shouts as no doubt the passengers feared for their lives.”

For causing serious injury by dangerous driving, Brownbill was given a 16-month custodial sentence which was suspended for two years as he ‘acted entirely out of character’.

He was also ordered to complete 300-hours of unpaid work, was given a three-month curfew from 6pm to 6am and must pay the victim £1,500 compensation.

He was also disqualified from driving for two-and-a-half years.

Judge Parry told the court that Brownbill was ‘aware of the risks’ he was taking and was ‘deliberate’ in his ‘bad driving’.

He told the court the situation was aggravated by his disregard of several warnings and another person had been injured.

Judge Parry said there would be ‘no credit’ if Brownbill was to maintain the fact the females were ‘exaggerating’ and they were ‘enjoying what you described as a joy ride’.

He added that he could have ‘killed them’ but his early guilty plea was taken into account and his ‘excellent work record’ and ‘bright future’.

Judge Parry said: “Mercifully she made a full recovery, but still suffers back pain and the mental impact.”