Renaise Monk was jailed for 30 months and also banned from driving for five years and three months when she appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on September 2 having pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
The 24-year-old, of Aldeney Close in Dudley, was also told she will have to take an extended driving test when eligible.
The collision took place in the early hours of the morning of June 8, 2024, at the traffic light-controlled junction of Birmingham Road, Walstead Road and Bell Road in Walsall.
West Midlands Police said that Monk was driving a Volkswagen Polo and was behind a Toyota Corolla and Nissan Qashqai when the collision happened.
As the Nissan and Corolla were slowing to a stop, at the junction on Birmingham Road, Monk’s Corolla collided with the rear offside of the Toyota, an impact which caused the Toyota to shunt forward into the rear of the Nissan.
Monk’s Volkswagen continued on, colliding with railings and a traffic light on the island.
Renaise Monk was jailed for 30 months and also banned from driving for five years and three months. Photo: West Midlands Police
There were four passengers in the Volkswagen and one man sustained serious injuries. Fortunately the occupants of the other two vehicles were not seriously hurt.
The force said that Monk abandoned the vehicle but was stopped on Walstead Road by officers and arrested, with witnesses saying they saw Monk retrieving two nitrous oxide bottles from the vehicle and then discarding them by a nearby wall, which were later recovered by officers and presented in evidence at court.
In custody, Monk had blood samples taken which showed she had cocaine and cannabis in her system.
Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from the West Midlands Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Monk was totally reckless in her actions and decisions on the day and not only chose to drive at speeds between 56mph and 64mph in a 30mph residential road but did so with drugs in her system.
“Drug driving and speeding are two of the major causes of collision on our roads and I need drivers to understand how the effects of drugs, both illegal and legal, can seriously impair your driving and decision making ability.
“One man was left seriously injured by Monk’s actions and I hope that this sentencing sends out a clear message that this type of driving is not acceptable on our roads and if you are reckless at the wheel you do face the prospect of time behind bars.”