A pregnant mother-of-two has been sent to prison for running over her sister while in a cocaine-fuelled rage.
Lisa Bowden, 33, from the United Kingdom, told her younger sister Jade Bowden "I'm going to kill you" just seconds before driving at her. The car struck Jade in the leg and she fractured her thigh bone during the incident on December 14 last year.
The Maidstone Crown Court in Kent was told how Jade flew over the bonnet of her sister's car and landed on a busy road. She then hit her forehead and narrowly avoided being hit by a passing vehicle.
Lisa drove off and Jade was "terrified" she would die.
Lisa's children, aged 10 and 12, were also in the car at the time of the incident, the Daily Mail reported.
After Lisa was arrested, she gave a drug reading of 128 micrograms for the cocaine by-product, benzoylecgonine - more than twice the legal limit of 50. She later claimed the positive test was a result of someone spitting in her mouth.
The pair were reportedly in a clash over a man after Lisa started dating the ex-partner of one of Jade's friends.
Jade has since made a full recovery following last year's incident and Lisa is currently 16 weeks pregnant.
Defence lawyer Alexa Le Moine said the sisters have now reconciled and Jade was in the court's public gallery to support Lisa.
"She deeply regrets what happened and is remorseful and she is disgusted with herself," Le Moine said, according to Kent Online.
Lisa went to rehab in January over her addiction to prescription medication and claimed she has PTSD and is bipolar.
However, a judge said imprisonment was unavoidable since there was "no realistic prospect of rehabilitation" and time in jail wouldn't impact her two children because they live with their dad.
Lisa was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to inflicting grievous bodily harm, drug driving, and having no insurance.
Judge Oliver Saxby KC told Lisa she "completely lost her temper"
"It was you who had picked the argument, it was you who got angry, it was you who was unable to contain that anger, and it was you who drove at her. She could have died," he said.
"These offences are so serious that appropriate punishment can only be achieved by immediate custody."
Lisa was also disqualified from driving for 33 months.
