A dangerous driver hit a young mother and her toddler at 100mph before blaming her victim.
Leanne Webb was driving her in excess of 100mph in Birmingham when she hit the 28-year-old’s car on May 8 2019, according to Birmingham Live.
The young mother was left with life-changing injuries and her daughter also suffered serious injuries being crashed into by the Audi SQ5 but has since made a full recovery.
Webb said she was not at fault throughout the investigation and instead said her older victim caused the collision by turning across her path.
She admitted that she had been driving dangerously during her court trial but provided a defence of driving under duress, which the jury did not accept.
His Honour Judge Berlin sentenced Webb on Friday 25 June at Wolverhampton Crown Court to four years and four months imprisonment with a six-year and 10-month driving disqualification.
She will be required to complete an extended driving test before being allowed back behind the wheel.
Sergeant Mark Crozier, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Witness testimony, CCTV evidence and forensic reconstruction were vital in this case proving that, at the point of collision, Webb was travelling at not less than 104mph along the 40mph dual carriageway.
“Her imprisonment will never compensate for the level of injury suffered by a mother and her young daughter.
“Once again the dangerous driving of one selfish individual has resulted in untold suffering for the family and friends of the victim, who will never fully recover from the devastating injuries she sustained as a result of this collision.
"She continues to receive rehabilitation treatment in a residential care facility.”
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