This is the horrific aftermath of a crash that left a driver with life-changing injuries.
David Mudd, 19, was 'showing off' when he sped his BMW around a blind bend and swerved into oncoming traffic in a 'moment of madness', WalesOnline reports.
Mudd collided with 57-year-old Robert Rees' Vauxhall Astra, sending the car crashing down an embankment and into a woodland.
Shocking pictures show Mr Rees' vehicle crushed up against trees, while Mudd's vehicle is wrecked in the middle of the road in Llantwit Fardre, near Pontypridd, Wales.
Bar manager Mudd admitted causing serious injury to Robert Rees, 57, by driving dangerously on The Woodlands.
The defendant had picked up a friend on the afternoon of September 21 last year and taken her to an appointment in Pontypridd.
The friend described conditions as "sunny and dry" during the journey in Mudd's white BMW 1 Series.
When her appointment finished at around 2.25pm the friend got back in the front passenger seat and the pair set off for her home in Llantwit Fardre.
As they neared the destination Mudd became frustrated by a green Mercedes 4x4 travelling in front at about the 30mph limit, said prosecutor Martha Smith-Higgins.
The barrister added: "They approached what was described as an S-bend. The driver of the Mercedes, Christine Cummings, was collecting her grandchild from school.
"She described a white BMW appearing from nowhere, driving very close behind her, and making her uncomfortable."
Mudd then said to his passenger: "I'm not waiting behind this." He put his foot down and moved onto the other side of the road to overtake.
Ms Smith-Higgins continued: "As the defendant pulled back into the correct side of the road he reached the first, right-hand bend and almost immediately after navigating it he lost control as he reached the second, left-hand bend.
"He moved into the middle of two lanes. One witness believed he was travelling in excess of 60mph."
A driver on the other side of the road, Lawrence Morgan, said his car was missed "by inches" as Mudd "desperately" tried to keep control.
Mudd then collided with an oncoming black Vauxhall Astra driven by Mr Rees. Immediately behind the Astra was another driver, Ms Robinson, who had to apply the emergency brake to avoid ploughing into the back of Mr Rees' car.
The Astra left the road, spinning down an embankment and becoming trapped among trees.
"Mr Rees, who had been out to the shops, said the BMW was absolutely flying," Ms Smith-Higgins added.
"The very last thing Mr Rees can remember is trying to steer to the left to avoid the defendant's BMW."
Firefighters had to cut both Mr Rees and Mudd out of their vehicles. Mr Rees was left with seven broken ribs, a broken pelvis, split liver, collapsed right lung, and bruising to his eye socket and scalp.
He spent nine days in a trauma ward at the University Hospital of Wales.
In a victim statement taken six months later he said he was still in pain, adding: "I'm on Tramadol and sleeping tablets.
"I will never drive again as I have lost all my confidence. I used to play pool with my friends on a weekly basis which I can no longer do. I am stuck in my flat and don't go anywhere apart from the local shop."
Mr Rees has struggled to eat since the crash, losing more than two stone and suffering mood swings. He believes he will never be able to work again.
Mudd, of Heol-Y-Coed in Pontyclun, had been driving for 11 months at the time of the crash. Alexander Greenwood, mitigating, said: "He has to live with the consequences of this terrible incident for the rest of his life... He listened intently as the victim's personal statement was read out.
"He himself suffered a wound to his arm and a very serious fracture to his femur with surgery required. He still has screws in place."
Mr Greenwood described Mudd as an "impeccable young man" other than a "moment of madness lasting but seconds" when he made a "very immature driving decision".
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Mudd would be "particularly vulnerable" in prison given his age and injury, which means he walks with "a bit of a limp", though he has been able to keep his job as a bar manager, said the barrister, who added: "Apologies to Mr Rees will ring hollow but he should have the knowledge that the consequences to him play upon the defendant's mind on a daily basis."
Judge David Wynn Morgan disagreed with Mr Greenwood's comment about a "moment of madness". Mudd's passenger and another witness had both described the defendant as driving quickly some time before the crash.
The judge said he had been "showing off" and "aggressive" in his driving but was also "an extremely young man" regarded highly by workmates and those close to him.
Judge Morgan imposed an 18-month jail term suspended for 24 months. Mudd must serve a six-month curfew from 9pm to 7am and complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 15 days of rehabilitation activity.
He was banned from driving for five years.
