Cocaine driver crash: Drug-fuelled motorist causes head-on collision after taking coke in dramatic video

By Jessica Martin
Published 29th Mar 2024, 07:39 BST
Updated 29th Mar 2024, 07:54 BST
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Specialist fire service equipment was used to remove Barnes and her passenger from the crash.

A shocking video shows the moment a driver causes a head-on collision after taking cocaine. Keisha Barnes, 39, was high on the Class A drug when she lost control of her Mini Cooper at 1:50am on April 30 2023.

Over the limit

Barnes was driving on the A259 near Colworth in West Sussex when she veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into a Toyota Verso taxi on the other side of the road. Her passenger was left with life-changing injuries.

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After the crash, Barnes told police officers that she must have fallen asleep at the wheel. However, a blood test revealed she had 35 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood in her body. The legal limit is 10 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood.  

Barnes pleaded guilty to causing serious injuries by dangerous driving at Lewes Crown Court. She was jailed for two years and six months and disqualified f