Astonishing moment drunk driver flips his car on its side before driving away - as he is jailed for 14 months

Daily Mail​

2 days ago

This is the shocking moment a drunk driver flies into the air after trying to cut in between two cars while crossing a 'sleeping policeman' speed bump.
Danail Angelov, 20, sent a black Fiat 500 flying when he raced over the speed bump on a quiet residential street in the Blaenymaes area of Swansea, south Wales.
Dramatic footage shows the car become airborne on April 22, as he collided with a silver Ford Puma which narrowly missed a pedestrian amidst the carnage.
The Puma - with a mother and son onboard - was forced off the road and instead slammed into a garden wall.
After ricocheting into a passing white Skoda driven by a taxi driver, the black motor plummeted onto its side before sliding across the road.
When the vehicle landed back on its wheels, the 20-year-old drove away from the dramatic scene.
Angelov 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.
The 20-year-old who was at the wheel of his uncle's car - which he had taken without consent - was over the drink-drive limit at the time of the crash.
A taxi driver, who was travelling in a white Skoda towards the Fiat 500, later attended hospital for the injuries he sustained during the crash.
Angelov was jailed to 14 months at Swansea Crown Court after police said it was 'miraculous' that no-one was seriously hurt during the incident.
Emily Bennett, prosecuting, told the court that at lunchtime on April 22 this year Angelov was driving a Fiat 500 car on Broughton Avenue, Swansea.
She said he overtook the Ford Puma car in front of him just as a white Skoda taxi was coming in the opposite direction.
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.
Angelov of Swansea pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle-taking, failing to stop after a road accident, drink driving and driving without a license.
He was jailed for 14 months at the city's Crown Court.
Sgt Robert Richards of South Wales Police lambasted the young man for his 'dangerous actions'.
'Danail Angelov could have injured a number of people with his reckless and dangerous actions,' he said.
'The taxi driver, who was just going about his daily business, had to attend hospital to be inspected for whiplash and concussion.
'There was also a child pedestrian walking on the pavement at the time of the collision, and it is a miracle that one of the three vehicles didn't end up striking them and causing them serious injury.
'The fact that he then drove off from the scene is a sad indictment of his character.
'It is only right that he goes to prison.'