Treharris Man Jailed After Hit And Run
CCTV video was found showing two people being flung into the air by Lewis Morris' Audi
Last updated 17th Apr 2025
A man has been jailed for three years and four months after admitting causing a hit and run in the South Wales Valleys.
South Wales Police were called to Merthyr Road, Pentrebach, on Sunday 17 March 2024 to reports two people have been run over.
The victims were walking towards Merthyr town centre when a grey Audi A3 also travelling in this direction, swerved onto the wrong side of the road, mounting the curb, and hitting them both.
One of the victims had a bleed on both lungs and broke two bones in their leg which required surgery.
A wing mirror cover and a detached mirror with an Audi logo on it was found at the scene, whilst CCTV searches found the Audi, linked to Lewis Morris, 27, from Treharris, driving around Merthyr town centre with a smashed front windscreen this car.
Further CCTV footage captured the incident, showing both victims being flung into the air.
Morris appeared before Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Monday 24 February 2025 where he pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He was sentenced to three years and four months in prison and disqualified from driving for three years on Monday 14 April. Rebecca Sutton, 32 from Merthyr Tydfil also pleaded guilty to perverting the course of public justice and was sentenced to six months in prison.
Road Policing Officer Mack said “Amazingly both victims didn’t sustain any life changing injuries, but the incident was understandably very frightening for both.
"While we welcome the outcome at court, we acknowledge that both victims and their families continue to suffer emotional impact because of Morris’s reckless and dangerous actions.”