A speeding driver who ruined a teenager's life in a horror smash is finally behind bars after more than a year on the run.
Kevin Bernard sped in a black Audi S3 along Southport Road in Bootle at 86mph - nearly three times the road's 30mh limit. Lee Baxter meanwhile was heading to his 19th birthday party at his mum's house with two friends in his blue Ford Fiesta.
Bernard hit the Fiesta, inflicting multiple injuries including brain damage on the teen, who was left fighting for his life in a coma. Mr Baxter's mum refused to turn off his life support machine - despite the advice of doctors - and the next day he started to recover.
