Dangerous driver crashed into two vehicles then flipped his own car

Wales Online

16-05-2025

Dangerous driver crashed into two vehicles then flipped his own car
Danail Angelov's Fiat 500 skidded down the road on its side after the crash
The is the moment a pedestrian narrowly missed being hit by a car that had been forced off the road by a driver carrying out a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre. Dangerous driver Danail Angelov crashed into an oncoming taxi and forced another car to veer off the road in a wall - just missing a person walking along the road.
Angelov's car slid around the road on its side after the collision before landing back on its wheels. The 20-year-old drove off from the scene but was found by police a short time later in an "agitated" state in a charity shop where he was being shouted at by members of the public.
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Swansea Crown Court heard that the defendant was at the wheel of his uncle's car - which he had taken without consent - and was over the drink-drive limit when he caused the crash.
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Emily Bennett, prosecuting, told the court that at lunchtime on April 22 this year Angelov was driving a Fiat 500 car on Broughton Avenue in the Blaenymaes area of Swansea.
She said as he approached the bend near the road's junction with Blaneymaes Drive the defendant overtook the Ford Puma car in front of him just as a white Skoda taxi was coming in the opposite direction.
Danail Angelov
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She said Angelov drove between the two vehicle and clipped the Puma and was flipped onto two wheels and into the side of the taxi.
The Puma - with a mother and son onboard - was forced off the road and slammed into a garden wall, narrowly missing a pedestrian as it did so. Meanwhile the Fiat skidded down the road on its side before landing back on four wheels.
The court heard Angelov got out of the Fiat and spoke to people at the scene before getting back into the car and driving away.
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The court heard the Puma was written off but neither occupant suffered any injury. The taxi - which was carrying a passenger at the time - sustained damage which cost almost £6,500 to put right. The cabbie sustained whiplash and concussion. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter
The prosecutor told the court that minutes after the incident police received an emergency call from a charity shop on Ravenhill Road reporting the presence of a male in an agitated and distressed state who was being "shouted at" by members of the public.
The defendant was arrested and when searched was found with an empty bottle of Magnum tonic wine. The court heard that a subsequent breath test showed 48mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mg. The court. The defendant answered "no comment" to all questions asked in interview.
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The dramatic crash was caught on CCTV
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Damail Angelov, of Geiriol Road, Townhill, Swansea, had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking ,dangerous driving, drink-driving, failing to stop after an accident, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence when he appeared in the dock for sentencing.
He has two previous convictions for three offences. In June last year he was sentenced to 30 months detention in a young offenders institution for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.
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That offending involved Angelov acting as part of a gang of teenagers and young adults - one aged just 16 - which was peddling cocaine and heroin to users in Swansea on a drugs line known as the "Candyman" number. The operation was taken down by officers from the city's organised crime team following an operation that included covert surveillance of suspects. He was out of custody on licence at the time of the Blaenymaes crash.
Harry Dickens, for Angelov, said the defendant was "deeply sorry" for his action on the day in question and wanted to apologise to all those who had suffered from what he did.
He said the day before the collision his client had argued with his mother and then the next day had taken his uncle's car without his knowledge to drive to the shops where he bought alcohol.
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He said Home Office conditions imposed on his client meant he could not work, enrol in education or claim benefits and he had found himself with little to do and drinking too much alcohol.
Judge Catherine Richards said in recent years the defendant had been on "a path of self-destruction". With a one-third discount for his guilty pleas Angelov was sentenced to 14 months in prison.
He will serve up to 40 per cent of the sentence in custody before being released on licence to serve the remainder in the community.
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The defendant was disqualified from driving for two years with the ban extended by an extra seven months to cover his period behind bars. He will have to pass an extended test before he can get a licence.