Crash man who injured baby is jailed

The son of a Black Country millionaire couple was jailed for 21 months today for causing a crash which left a baby brain damaged and in need of 24-hour care.nextpage

Antonio Singh Boparan, aged 21, and the son of food suppliers Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan who own the West Bromwich-based Two Sisters Food Group, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court for dangerous driving after he ploughed into a jeep which was carrying 11-month-old Cerys Edwards in Sutton Coldfield in November 2006.nextpage

Cerys, now aged two, remains unable to breathe without a ventilator. Judge Frank Chapman told Boparan: "I am taking away a small part of your life but it is a fraction of what you have done to Cerys and her family. This was an aggressive piece of driving and showed an arrogant disregard for the safety of other people." nextpage

Boparan, of Roman Lane, Little Aston, was 19 when he drove his mother's high performance Range Rover at around 70mph along a 30mph road and lost control. A number of people were injured in the crash, including himself.