It was recorded that a young driver reached speeds of up to 190 kilometers per hour and crashed onto the highway, seriously injuring himself and his passenger.

Rhys Law was still traveling at 80mph in “terrible” rain and lost control at the junction between the M876 and the M9 near Dennyloanhead, Stiringshire, a court heard.

His white Honda Civic appeared to lose control in a laned area, then went up a grass embankment and crashed into a large tree.

It then went airborne, taking off a wheel and nearly hitting another car, before landing on the highway.

The court heard the Honda suffered “catastrophic damage” and both front seatbelts failed, resulting in Law, who was 20 at the time, and his front seat passenger, who was 18 at the time, being thrown from the vehicle.

Law’s injuries included a fractured vertebra, broken jaw and kidney injuries, while the passenger suffered neck and spine fractures, a broken scapula, broken wrist bone and broken ribs, fractures to both legs, and lacerations to his spleen and kidneys. and damages blood vessels in the brain.

Doctors say his neck was “severely weakened” due to the fracture healing in the wrong position.

A GPX device used by McInally during the fatal drive recorded the top speed achieved by the Honda on the highway between the Kelpies monuments and the crash site as 195 mph.

The incident occurred on July 6, 2023, at around 21.05.

Prosecutor Rachel Wallace said just before the incident another driver saw a white car and a blue car approach the junction “very quickly” and speed away.

The driver then heard a loud bang and saw the white car “roll off the road” and then fly into the air.

At Stirling Sheriff Court on Wednesday, Law, 22, of Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Defending lawyer Ken Dalling said it was not known whether Law lost control due to aquaplaning due to going too fast or “for some other reason”.

He described the passenger as Law’s “lifelong friend”.

Sheriff Keith O’Mahony deferred sentencing until December 11 due to the reports.

He warned Law that “all options will be considered” at his sentencing date.

Follow STV News on WhatsApp

Scan the QR code on your mobile device for the latest news from around the country