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A British mother has been sentenced to prison following a reckless driving incident that resulted in injuries to several teenagers.
Faye Dawson, aged 50, faces a 14-month prison term and a driving ban lasting nearly five years. This comes after her guilty plea to charges of dangerous driving, as reported by Staffordshire Police in a statement issued on April 9.
The incident occurred on March 7, 2025, when Dawson drove her Vauxhall Corsa at 80 miles per hour—exceeding the speed limit by 20 mph—on the wrong side of a road in Cheadle, England. This reckless decision led to a crash involving just her vehicle, according to law enforcement officials.
At the time of the crash, Dawson had five teenage passengers in the car, four of whom sustained injuries. One of the teenagers suffered a fractured spine and required hospitalization, as detailed by UK’s LBC.
Police released dashcam footage capturing the moments preceding the accident, which has been circulated by LBC, The Independent, and The Daily Mail. The videos reveal Dawson repeating, “I need it, I need it,” while her young passengers screamed in fear, pleading with her to slow down.
Earlier in the drive, Dawson proclaimed, “I’m a rally car driver and a b—h … You get in here with your life,” and, per the footage, “If you die right now, I’ve got no f–king consequence.”
“I’m not a safe driver … Right now, I’m alcohol and [have had] a smoke,” she later added, “so [I’m] even more f–king dangerous.”
Dawson also told the teens in the car, “Are you buckled in? Because if you die, I am not responsible for you,” according to LBC and The Daily Mail, citing the dashcam footage.
In a victim statement, the teen who suffered the spinal fracture said, “I thought I was going to die,” per LBC and Stoke-on-Trent Live. “I had to have time off school to recover. I feel very anxious in vehicles. I have nightmares and flashbacks. I had to live with back pain for six months.”
Meanwhile, Staffordshire Police constable Luke Randall called her actions “reckless and selfish,” in a statement, “and this custodial sentence reflects that.”
During the sentencing, Dawson’s attorney reportedly told the court that the mother has no interest in getting behind the wheel in the future.
“She will never drive again, such is the traumatic effect of what took place,” he said, according to The Daily Mail and The Sun. “She feels genuine remorse and empathy with the people in the car that night.”