Abergavenny man killed boyfriend in Cwmbran horror crash
The 30-year-old victim was a front seat passenger in his partner's black Skoda Octavia when they crashed.
Mr Page was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor at around 4.10pm on the afternoon of Thursday, March 30, 2023.
Llewellyn hit a Ford C-Max car being driven by a pregnant woman who was travelling in the opposite direction with her two young sons as backseat passengers.
(Image: The crash scene on Greenforge Way in Cwmbran. Sam Weaver) He had lost control of his vehicle while speeding along the dual carriageway and 'weaving in and out of traffic' undertaking and overtaking other road uses.
The defendant caused a serious injury to one of the boys in the Ford.
He suffered a 'massive laceration' on his forehead which has left him scarred for life.
The prosecution alleged that Llewellyn had been racing another car at the time, a claim strongly denied by him.
His barrister Sol Hartley said: 'There is no evidence of racing here.'
Matthew Roberts, prosecuting, told Cardiff Crown Court: 'The defendant was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
'He was given a slim chance of surviving such were the critical nature of his injuries.'
Llewellyn suffered a bleed on the brain, bruising to the heart, a torn lung and multiple rib fractures.
He spent 13 days in an induced coma and wasn't released from hospital until December 2023.
The defendant is unable to walk.
Mr Roberts said: 'This was an utterly appalling piece of driving.
'The defendant was weaving in and out of traffic – it is fairly and squarely dangerous driving.'
In a victim statement written by Mr Page's stepmother Julia Collins on behalf of herself and his father Mike Page, she said: 'When we heard the news, there was an awful feeling of sadness and total disbelief.
'It haunts me and causes me distress.
'Our only comfort is that Nick was with Jack at the time and I know that Jack truly loved him.'
She added: 'I feel helpless that I can't do anything to help Mike's pain.
'Nick's death has had a profound effect on us.
'He is, and will always be, in our thoughts.
Llewellyn, aged 25, of Park Crescent, Abergavenny admitted dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Mr Hartley said in mitigation: 'He's utterly devastated by his actions and the harm that his actions have caused.
'He knows that the apology is not enough but it is heartfelt and genuine.'
Mr Hartley asked the court to take into account the defendant's guilty pleas and lack of any previous convictions.
Judge Simon Mills told Llywellyn he couldn't be sure if he had been racing.
He added: 'I realise your partner died but he leaves others behind too.'
The defendant was told he will serve two-thirds of his sentence in prison before being released on licence.
Llywellyn was banned from driving for 10 years and he will have to sit an extended retest.
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