Laughing gas 100mph crash driver admits killing friends

Police said data from a mobile phone recovered from the scene suggests that in the 30 seconds before the crash, the car reached a peak speed of 97mph (156km/h).

Three videos recorded by the young men, moments before the collision, show the driver and some of the passengers with inflated balloons in their mouths and the vehicle being driven at excessive speed.

The final video, taken within a minute of the crash, shows the car accelerating away from a red light while the driver appears to be attempting to skid the vehicle.

A crash scene investigator concluded Johnson had been driving aggressively and had deactivated the car’s dynamic stability control and traction control systems.

Ethan Goddard was the only one in the vehicle wearing a seatbelt.

Det Sgt Tony Jenkins, of Thames Valley Police, said: “It’s tragic, I’ve got a son the same age and you just hope that they don’t put themself into positions of vulnerability, you hope they don’t drive excessively, you hope they don’t use any drugs, it really is a tragic case.”