'Arrogant' Ferrari driver was 'showing off' at 136mph when he left 3-week-old baby with brain damage
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A three-week-old baby was left with brain damage after his mum's car was slammed in to by a “selfish and arrogant” Ferrari driver. Daniel Halliwell, 35, was driving at 136mph when he crashed into the woman's Ford Fiesta on Daresbury Expressway A558 just after 5pm on July 21, 2023. He had been "showing off" to a pal in his Ferrari 812 GTS after asking if he "wanted a spin". They had been travelling from the direction of the Mersey Gateway Bridge. The mum had joined the same carriageway with the youngster strapped in the back seat.
HGV dashcam footage of the crash, which was played at Chester Crown Court today showed a black BMW moving into the right hand lane to allow the woman to enter the dual carriageway. Seconds later, Halliwell, who is believed to have been driving between 129mph and 136mph, came up behind the BMW and attempted to swerve around it, losing control of his vehicle and crashing into the back half of the dark grey Ford.
Prosecutor Tom McLoughlin said: "The actions of the defendant led to a scene of devastation. The baby's injuries were [at first] unknown. He did receive treatment at the roadside, however the severity of the scene was clear to all. One described the sound as 'like an explosion' when the vehicles collided.".
The three-week-old baby suffered a serious brain injury and a bleed on the brain. He was taken to Whiston Hospital, where doctors warning his mum to "expect him not to survive given the extent of his injuries." He was transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital and was later allowed to return home. However, the court heard, the crash left the youngster with severe, permanent physical and neurological damage, meaning he will require specialist care for the rest of his life.
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