Adelaide, Morphett Vale, crash: Mother Danielle Lewis jailed for T-boning car while high
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The mother who cut her ankle bracelet and drank a cocktail of drugs before crashing into a car when she ran a red light, leaving two people horribly injured, breaks down in tears as she is sentenced to five years in jail.
- Danielle Lewis, 26, has been incarcerated for nearly five years and is banned from driving
- In May, he crashed into a car, leaving the driver with brain damage and fled into a warehouse.
- She was high on a cocktail of amphetamine, methylamphetamine, and cannabis.
- The court heard that he had removed his house arrest bracelet before the accident
A selfie-obsessed, drug-addicted mother who told a court she should be excused for hitting a car while high because she is a ‘scared young woman’ has been jailed for five years.
Mother-of-one Danielle Lewis, 26, was found hiding in an Adelaide bodega in May after she cut her house arrest anklet, consumed a cocktail of drugs and injured two people in a hit-and-run.
Lewis was under the influence of three substances and did not have a license when he got behind the wheel, ran a red light and collided with driver Rena Yaeger and her passenger Jack Pearce in Morphett Vale.
Ms. Yeager was left with permanent brain damage from the accident.
The mother-of-one, Danielle Lewis (above), received a sentence of nearly five years without the possibility of parole for 33 months on Tuesday.
While high and without a license, Lewis crashed into another car, seriously injuring two people, fled the scene and hid in a warehouse (pictured is the car Lewis crashed into)
Lewis initially fled the scene of the accident in another orange car, but returned to retrieve personal items.
She then ran away a second time to hide in a warehouse until the police discovered her.
He pleaded guilty to driving with a disqualified license, which was revoked as a result of prior charges of driving under the influence of drugs, and to causing aggravated serious damage by driving dangerously under the influence of alcohol.
The Adelaide District Court heard that Lewis had used amphetamine, methylamphetamine and cannabis before the accident and breached a good conduct bond.
However, Lewis claims that her time in prison awaiting sentencing has changed her for the better and she previously issued a public apology in the dock saying she is “not a ruthless criminal, but a ‘scared young woman'”. .
But the sentiment was quickly quelled by prison guards who said she is aggressive, verbally abusive, disrespectful and doesn’t follow instructions.
Lewis crashed into another vehicle while high on a cocktail of amphetamine, methylamphetamine and cannabis in May (Lewis’s car pictured)
Lewis (above) was banned from driving for 12 years, despite arguing that she is “not a ruthless criminal, but a scared young woman.”
District Court Judge Joanne Tracey brought Lewis to tears Tuesday when she sentenced him to five years without the possibility of parole for 33 months.
Lewis was also banned from driving for 12 years.
“Her conduct on that night can only be described as reprehensible…she showed complete disregard for her disqualification and chose to drive with drugs in her system,” Judge Tracey said. Adelaide Advertiser reports.
‘The impact of your offense can only be described as devastating…(your victims) don’t understand how you could walk away from the mess you’ve caused.
‘Your indifference to their well-being stuns them… you got away in a haze of selfishness.’
Judge Tracey added that Lewis’s apology seemed insincere given his history of recidivism.
“You say you accept that you ruined the lives of the victims and the lives of those around them, as well as bringing shame and disappointment to your family and your son,” he said.
‘You say that this has been a turning point in your life and that you are strongly motivated to change…it is difficult to have faith in your prospects for a successful rehabilitation.’