AN uninsured teenager caused £3,587 of damage by crashing a woman's car - just a few hours after meeting her.
Anthony Thomas, 19, had gone back to the woman's home but was unsure where in Barnsley it was, said Jayne Ormrod, prosecuting.
Mrs Ormrod said Thomas, of Market Street, Cudworth, took the keys to the woman's Toyota after she went to bed. She said he crashed the car into a wall and gate causing substantial damage.
Philip Stables, defending, said; "Mr Thomas took the car in a moment of madness. He met the woman in the town and went back to her house."
District Judge John Foster, who adjourned the case until October 17 for a pre-sentence report, said: "You took advantage of your short-term friendship of this woman."
Thomas, who was granted unconditional bail, admitted aggravated vehicle taking, damage, driving otherwise in accordance with a licence and having no insurance.
