A drug-driver left a woman with serious injuries after crashing into her as she walked across a pedestrian crossing. Christine Booth waited for the green man as she walked across Sardis Road in Pontypridd when she was struck by Cheryl Jones.
A sentencing held at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Friday heard how Jones, of Glyn View, Tonyrefail, had taken cocaine and amphetamines before the incident happened on November 9, 2022, at around 9pm. Alice Sykes, prosecuting, told the court how Ms Booth knew there was no way to avoid getting hit by Jones’ Astra when she saw it approach her.
Jones, who was already disqualified from driving at the time of the incident, ran a red light but said she did not see Ms Booth as she was wearing dark clothing. She believed the drugs would have an “alerting” effect on her and would not interfere with her driving, the court heard.
