St Mellons: Shane Loughlin inhales nitrous oxide behind wheel

St Mellons crash survivor Shane Loughlin has been jailed for a year and five months after admitting dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.

The 32-year-old filmed himself inhaling laughing gas while driving at speeds up to 90mph (145km/h) on the night of the fatal crash.

Loughlin, from Rumney, Cardiff, was a passenger in the same car when it crashed on 4 March killing Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24.

Loughlin and Sophie Russon, 20, were critically injured and taken to hospital.

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