Man took taxi home and woke up eight days later in hospital after horror crash
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man spent eight days in a coma after a 16-year-old driving his mum's car ploughed into the taxi he was riding home in. Michael Hanrahan had taken the keys to his mother's white Mercedes A200 while she slept.
He reached speeds of up to 80mph in a 30mph zone in Ashton-under-Lyne, later claiming he was being pursued by another car which he feared contained men armed with machetes.
Hanrahan went through a red light at a junction and ploughed into a taxi, causing it to spin and hit some railings. The passenger, a man in his 20s, spent eight days in an induced coma after suffering a catalogue of injuries.
In the months following the horror crash, he could not carry out basic tasks including washing and dressing himself, and felt ‘embarrassed’ and ‘useless’. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Hanrahan, now 19, walked free from court after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
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