A dangerous teenage driver collided with a motorcyclist whilst "showing off" to female passengers he was carrying, a court heard.

Zak Phillips, of Greenways in Newcastle-under-Lyme, appeared at Mold Crown Court for sentence on Thursday.

The 19-year-old had previously admitted one offence of dangerous driving.

Simon Parry, prosecuting, told the court North Wales Police received a call just after 7pm on April 21 this year, reporting a collision involving a Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle in Abbey Road, Llangollen.

The motorbike was being driven by a man named Matthew Powell, who was in a convoy of three bikes and was making his way to the Horseshoe Pass when the collision happened.

The Fiesta, driven by Phillips, was captured on CCTV attempting to overtake the bikes as they passed a parked car and essentially "tried to squeeze through a much smaller gap than was available to him."

Rather than stopping, Phillips carried on driving and was stopped by police later in the day in Coedpoeth.

He tested negative for drugs and alcohol, but clear scuff marks on the vehicle confirmed it had come into contact with the bike.

Phillips had passengers in the vehicle too - a male in the front seat and two young women in the back.

Both females confirmed to police the defendant's standard of driving had been poor due to the speeds he had been driving and they had asked him to slow down.

Mr Powell fortunately suffered only minor injury, described as "road rash" and was left shaken.

Joshua Gorst, defending, said: "I start by conceding that this case crosses the custody threshold, but it's not necessarily a case in which a custodial sentence is unavoidable.

"None of the submissions I make on his behalf are intended to downplay the seriousness of the offences or how lucky he is that he's not before Your Honour for a far more serious offence.

"He recognises this and has expressed that to me.

"He's never really been in trouble for anything at all and seems like a particularly normal 19-year-old boy who has made a mistake."

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Mr Gorst said his client was "extremely remorseful" for the crime, adding: "Mr Phillips accepts his conduct was reckless and very stupid.

"He was showing off, perhaps trying to impress the passengers in the rear of the vehicle."

Judge Niclas Parry told Phillips: "You could be here having killed someone.

"The most appalling act was that you left when it was plain as a pikestaff to everyone in that car, including you, that you'd collided with a vulnerable road user."

Judge Parry imposed an eight month custodial sentence, but suspended it for 12 months.

The defendant must pay £500 compensation to Mr Powell and a £187 victim surcharge, as well as carrying out 150 hours of unpaid work.

He received an 18 month driving ban.