Teenager killed two pals in 'worst crash ever seen' by police

A teenager killed his two friends in what has been described by police as the "worst crash they'd ever seen".

At a sentencing hearing held at Swansea Crown Court on Thursday a packed court was told how Hammett-George, of Awel Deg, Birchgrove, Swansea, was driving at more than twice the speed limit of 30mph leading up to the petrol station. Hammett-George himself was found lying by a fence near a neighbouring property and was taken to hospital. When questioned about the crash he admitted he was driving at 60mph and said that he hit a pothole which caused him to lose control. The prosecution said there was no evidence of any pothole and an investigation revealed that at times Hammett-George was driving at more than 70mph with the car travelling at between 41mph and 43mph at the time of impact.

In impact statements read to the court the mother of Mr Rogers, Carla King, said: "Ben was my only son. He was full of kindness and a social butterfly. I don't want to get out of bed – I don't want to face the world. I am a shadow of the person I used to be. The fact I will never see him smile again is crippling. I can't comprehend that I will never see my son or hear his voice again.

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