Published: 20:25 AEDT, 9 October 2024 | Updated: 01:21 AEDT, 10 October 2024
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This is the carnage after ex-racing driver Billy Monger smashed into three parked cars and demolished a garden wall in a leafy Surrey neighbourhood.
Exclusive new pictures obtained by MailOnline show the double-amputee star's wrecked GR Toyota Supra sportscar immediately after the midnight crash on January 19 with severe damage to the rear and sides of the car and the airbags fully deployed as it lay wedged with its headlights still on in the flattened hedge of one home's front garden.
Large chunks of debris from 25-year-old Monger's racing-inspired sportscar can be seen scattered across the drive of the home on Snatts Hill, Limpsfield, Surrey as well as the broken remnants of a garden wall he careered into.
His trail of destruction also saw him knock over the homeowner's wheelie bin and smash into a lamppost – which can be seen bent out of shape and later had to be replaced by Highways England.
A silver VW Golf and a red Citroen belonging to the homeowners – who declined to talk about the crash and who MailOnline is not naming – can be seen covered in dust from the smash, with the red vehicle's bumper caved in and almost falling off.
This is the carnage after ex-racing driver Billy Monger smashed into three parked cars and demolished a garden wall in Limpsfield, Surrey
Exclusive new pictures obtained by MailOnline show the double-amputee star's wrecked GR Toyota Supra sportscar immediately after the midnight crash on January 19
Large chunks of debris from 25-year-old Monger's racing-inspired sportscar can be seen scattered across the drive
Billy Monger pictured at the 2020 GQ Car Awards in London three years after he lost his legs
Rick Scholey, supervisor for the Road Traffic Collision team, who investigated the case, said: 'Monger was not paying attention when he lost control of his car which resulted in him colliding with three parked cars, causing significant damage to the vehicles before then colliding with a hedge and wall belonging to a nearby house.
'Thankfully, no one was in the road at the time otherwise this could have had far more serious consequences.'
Monger – who admitted driving without due care and attention in the smash – has been disqualified from driving for a total of 49 days and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £2,694.
Residents on the street told of their shock at the crash when visited by MailOnline.
One local told MailOnline the 'scary' smash caused a huge commotion on the leafy Surrey road, bringing dozens of neighbours out of their houses to see what had happened.
The woman, who did not want to be identified, said: 'I heard the car come down… And then all of a sudden, I could hear the car screeching, and then a bang, and then a flash instantly, because it hit the lamppost.
'So I looked out the window, and the lamppost had gone and everything. But then all of a sudden, neighbours were out, and the lady [of the home it happened to] was in her garden.
'…I thought I'm not going to go out there, because there was about probably 20 people out there from the neighbours.
'[Later], I heard there was flashing lights, and I think there was an ambulance up the road and the pickup to come and pick the car up. So it woke me up again, but that's all I know, until I spoke to the husband the next morning.
'He said that they heard the bang, and he came out. He looked out the window, and he said 'we've got another car in our garden'.
'And as he looked out, he said he saw two people running away.'
The vehicle lay wedged with severe damage to the rear and sides of the car and the airbags fully deployed
Other cars on the driveway he crashed into were also damaged
A garden wall was also demolished when Monger lost control of his Toyota while speeding, a court heard
A court heard last week how the ex-racing driver turned broadcaster collided with three parked cars and demolished the garden wall, after losing control of his Toyota while speeding.
He left the scene of the 11.55pm crash with his female passenger before police arrived, but later returned to provide his insurance details and reported he had been driving the car.
Appearing via videolink at Guildford magistrates court last Friday, Monger pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention after losing control of the black Toyota Supra when he went too fast round a bend.
Mr Jones added: 'The accident has also brought back distressing memories from the racing accident that changed his life, causing anxiety, effected sleep, guilt and uncertainty as to what was going to happen today.
'I would ask you to take an exceptional course and impose five points or less. Perhaps there is no alternative, but a disqualification would have a serious impact on him.'
But at the time of the crash, Monger already had six penalty points for speeding on March 7, 2021 and October 28, last year.
Bench Chair Ann Whelan told Monger: 'We note your previous driving record and will not depart from the guidelines.
'From this moment in time you are a disqualified driver and cannot drive. If you do so it is a serious offence you could go to prison for.'
Monger was disqualified from driving for 49 days and fined £1,846, with £110 costs and a £748 victim surcharge.
Monger was last year unveiled as an ambassador for Toyota and its Let's Go Beyond campaign.
In a promotional interview, he praised the GR Supra as his favourite of their models and 'an iconic car', adding: 'I love the shape and look of it, and I love driving it.'
It is unknown which model of the Supra Monger has but online price lists show previous models' basic price of between £40,000 and £50,000.
Monger was on the presenting team for this summer's Paris Paralympics and provides expert analysis for Channel 4's F1 coverage.
Last year, he and sister Bonny were on track to win the BBC's Race Across the World programme as they attempted to make the journey from Morocco to Norway, but were forced to withdraw due to a family emergency back in the UK.
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