Speeding Audi driver, 17, told worried friend ‘I know these lanes, mate’ before horror crash …

Three teenage friends died in a horror crash after a ‘naïve, young and inexperienced’ driver lost control of his Audi the day after passing his test, an inquest heard today. Jenson Bridges, 17, smashed into a tree while driving his Audi A1 hatchback at ‘excessive speed’ – seconds after reassuring one of his four passengers ‘I know these lanes, mate’. Jenson, who was head boy at his school died alongside Taekwondo world champion Simon Evans, 18, and restaurant worker Jacob Holeman, 17. The fourth occupant of the car, George Taylor, 17, suffered life-changing injuries but survived the smash on a lane at Tong, near Shifnal, Shropshire. The inquest also heard that a 20-second Snapchat video was taken by Simon Evans just seconds before the crash, late on March 14. In the video, the sound of Jenson Bridges wheel-spinning his car was heard as he took off along Offoxey Road. Later in the video, a voice was heard to say ‘slow down’, followed by the reply ‘Simon, I know these lanes, mate’. An inquest heard Jenson had passed his driving test just the day before the crash and the group met up with eight other friends to ‘go for a drive.’
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