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Cardiff Crown Court heard how neither would give way as they sped along side by side at lunchtime on August Bank Holiday last year.

Boon, of Pwll y Garth, Kenfig Hill, admitted he had been trying to impress his passengers as he accelerated.

"I was doing 90 to 95 or maybe it was faster - I'm not sure," he said.

He had boxed himself in when he came upon another car, in front, after a bend.

He moved out, nudging the speeding Toyota into the central reservation before losing control completely and hitting a sign.

A "negligently maintained" crash barrier which was fitted with just two bolts instead of the required four, broke and one piece passed right through the Toyota.

Its driver was seriously injured with a double skull fracture and broken pelvis. He was not prosecuted.

Judge Durham Hall told Boon, who admitted dangerous driving: "The fact that you both survived is a mercy."

Boon expected to be locked up, but was spared with 100 hours unpaid community work, two years rehabilitation, £578 costs and a five year ban.

It was his third driving offence since passing his test in February 2004.

He will have to re-sit his test before driving in 2010.

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