Man admits driving car into tents

A MAN ploughed his friend’s car into several tents at a Welsh campsite, leaving a woman fighting for her life.

Jake Robert Waterhouse of Hazel Walk in Partington, Manchester, drove his friend’s Subaru Impreza around the Rhyd y Galen site near Bethel, Gwynedd, in the early hours of August 16 before driving through several tents.

Four people were injured, including Anna Roselyn Evans, who remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Waterhouse, 26, appeared at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

He pleaded guilty to four charges including causing serious injury to Ms Evans by dangerous driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a driving licence, driving a motor vehicle without insurance and failing to provide a breath specimen for analysis. No indication of plea was made for a fifth charge of dangerous driving.

The court heard there was evidence to suggest Waterhouse had been “drinking heavily” before driving the car and colliding with the tents at around 2am.

Three other people who were injured have since been released from hospital.

No application for bail was made during the brief proceedings and the matter was transferred to the crown court.

Magistrates imposed an interim driving ban on Waterhouse, who was remanded in custody until his next appearance at Caernarfon Crown Court on September 23.

Police said a second man has been released under investigation, pending further inquiries.