Article: Moment of madness devastated the life of a teenager.

A teenage passenger in a car driven at speed into a bend suffered catastrophic injuries when the vehicle crashed, a court was told.

Catherine Storey was left with multiple skull fractures, a broken spine and surgeons had to operate to sew her ear back on after the horror crash in Lancaster.

Preston Crown Court was told that Miss Storey, 17 at the time of the accident last September, spent two weeks in the neurological unit at the Royal Preston Hospital and another four weeks in hospital.

She had recovered sufficiently to be in court and see the driver of the car who admitted to a "moment of madness", sentenced.

Prosecutor Paul Brookwell ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!