Police have released the dramatic footage above of a drug driver crashing into another car and a toll booth as a warning to others who get behind the wheel under the influence.
The short CCTV clip shows the moment the victim in the Vauxhall Astra is about to leave the booth after paying their way through - when another car appears at speed from the right hand side of the shot.
The car leaps into the air before careering into the toll booth and then slamming into and landing on top of the Astra - an incident Police in Staffordshire say was lucky not to incur serious injuries to three people involved.
Although not serious, the toll booth attendant still receives treatment for the injuries she sustained during the incident which took place on August 25, 2020.
In a statement on their website, Staffordshire Police said: "Drivers are being warned not to take drugs and drive after three people narrowly escaped serious injury in a collision in Great Wyrley last year.
"It comes as officers from Staffordshire Police’s central motorway police group (CMPG) released shocking footage showing the moment a drug-driver collided with an unsuspecting driver, passenger and toll booth on the M6 on 25 August 2020.
"The footage shows the moment the driver of the offending vehicle loses control of his car and careers into the victim’s stationary vehicle and the booth, in Norton Canes, at about 10am.
"Miraculously, no one was seriously hurt in the crash.
"The drug-driver, now 28, who cannot currently be named for legal reasons, was later arrested and charged with dangerous driving.
"The man was later convicted of the offence and sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, was disqualified from driving for three years, ordered to take an extended retest and told to carry out a number of hours’ community service."
Inspector Sion Hathaway of the CMPG, said: "This was a terrifying incident for the individuals caught in the consequences of this reckless driver’s decision to take drugs.
"It is a miracle that no one was seriously injured.
"I hope that this footage presents a real warning to anyone who is thinking about getting behind the wheel in an intoxicated state.
"You not only risk your own life, but the lives of others."
