Laughing Gas and Deadly Drives | Manchester News

Laughing gas may make you giggle, but behind the wheel, it’s a deadly recipe for disaster. In Greater Manchester alone, five lives lost in four years — including a 23-year-old who killed a physicist after inhaling nitrous oxide at a petrol station, then fled in a stolen car packed with 24 canisters. He’s now serving five years and three months. Other drivers, filmed speeding at 130mph while high, have caused fatal crashes — one killing his 17-year-old passenger after passing out at the wheel. The gas leaves your system fast, but the consequences? Permanent. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c828a3ea11c7671d