Shane Loughlin, 33, was told he had a 'total disregard for the law' as he swerved between lanes on the motorway holding a phone in one hand and a balloon in the other. Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the collision, which happened on the A48(M) near the St Mellons area of Cardiff.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A driver who filmed himself inhaling laughing gas at 90mph before three of his friends died in a crash has had his jail term reduced. Shane Loughlin, 33, was told he had a ‘total disregard for the law’ as he swerved between lanes on the motorway before the fatal crash in March 2023.
Mr Howells said: ‘Mr Lia’s account was that everyone was doing balloons – that is inhaling nitrous oxide. Shane Loughlin was jailed for 17 months at Cardiff Crown Court ‘He refers to all of them partying at Shane Loughlin’s caravan in Porthcawl, consuming alcohol and consuming balloons and nitrous oxide.’ Investigators found four incriminating videos on Loughlin’s phone of him filming himself as he drove between 80-90mph as he swerved between lanes and the footage was played to the court.
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