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Asleep at Wheel, Driver Crashes into Pole
19 Oct
Summary
- Drug-driver Emma Dutton crashed into a pole after falling asleep.
- She was found to be over the drug-drive limit for cocaine.
- Dutton received a two-year suspended prison sentence and ban.
Emma Dutton, a 43-year-old from Wallingford, has been handed a suspended prison sentence and a significant driving ban following a collision. On 5 February 2026, Dutton lost control of her vehicle on Stadhampton Road in Little Milton, Oxfordshire, veering off the road and striking a pole.
Dashcam footage released by Thames Valley Police captured the moment her car failed to navigate a bend, mounting a grass verge before the impact. Subsequent tests revealed Dutton was driving under the influence of cocaine, exceeding the legal drug-drive limit.
Appearing before Oxford Magistrates' Court on 8 October 2026, Dutton pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving and drug driving. She was sentenced to a two-year prison term, suspended, and disqualified from driving for 22 months.
