A drug driver who failed to brake before crashing into the back of a family car on the A47 at 105mph has been jailed.

Aaron Curtis, 28, was high on cocaine when he drove his BMW into the back of a Renault Captur between King’s Lynn and Wisbech causing it to hit the central barrier, flip over and end upside down. 

The driver of the Renault suffered serious injuries including a bleed on the brain and is still recovering and off work, while her grandson and his girlfriend who had been rear seat passengers were also injured.  

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Norwich Crown Court was told they had been returning to Norfolk and celebrating the grandson’s birthday with family in Northamptonshire. 

Curtis drove his BMW into the back of a family car on the A47 between King's Lynn and WisbechCurtis drove his BMW into the back of a family car on the A47 between King's Lynn and Wisbech (Image: Google)

John Morgans, prosecuting, said both vehicles had been travelling in the same direction when Curtis had made no attempt to overtake or apply the brakes before the collision at 10.30pm on July 10 last year.

His front seat passenger, who was also injured, told police he had appeared not to see the Renault in poor weather conditions before driving straight into the back of it.

Curtis, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and drug driving.

Roadside tests at the scene of the crash, near Walton Highway, found Curtis over the limit for a cocaine derivative and also showed traces of cannabis use.  

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Curtis was jailed for two years and banned from driving for 23 monthsCurtis was jailed for two years and banned from driving for 23 months (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)

Jailing him for two years Recorder David Stevens said: “Your driving was dangerous and your actions selfish. It has had a significant impact on those involved.” 

He banned him from driving for 23 months and ordered he take an extended retest.

The court was told he had nine points on his licence at the time of the crash for three speeding offences in the space of 12 months. 

Danielle O’Donovan, mitigating, said he had since lost his job as a drainage engineer and was now homeless.  

“He is devastated by what he has done and takes full responsibility for it,” she added.