Overview
- Daniel Morgan, 35, was sentenced Thursday at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court to 40 months in prison and banned from driving for three years and three months.
- Prosecutors said he texted the landlord warnings like "you can't stop a dozer" before taking his father's vintage Hanomag D600 and ramming The New Inn's porch in Cefn Rhigos on December 4, 2025.
- The crash caused about £22,000 in damage to the building, with the landlord also reporting roughly £7,000 in lost bookings as the pub closed for the weekend.
- Court evidence said he was drunk at 125 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of blood, above the 80 limit, and he tested positive for cocaine.
- His father and relatives disabled the bulldozer with a digger, letting police arrest him, and he had already pleaded guilty in March; the court also ordered an extended retest before he can drive again.