A drug driver who left a man in hospital after a head-on crash has been jailed. 

Lascelles Allard was driving a Kia Stonic on the A10 at Ely near the Witchford Road roundabout at around 5.30pm on January 26 when he veered across the road and hit a Volvo XC60. 

Both drivers were taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge as Allard, who did not have a driving licence or insurance, was left with serious chest injuries and spinal fractures. 

The victim, a 61-year-old man from Littleport, sustained rib and sternum fractures, muscle damage and suffered a heart attack, but has since recovered. 

Ely Standard: Lascelles Allard was driving on the A10 at Ely before veering across the road and hitting another car. Pictured is the damage caused to one of the cars.Lascelles Allard was driving on the A10 at Ely before veering across the road and hitting another car. Pictured is the damage caused to one of the cars. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)

One witness saw Allard swerve suddenly to overtake although there was no vehicle in his lane, while another saw him driving at speed moments before the crash. 

A blood sample found Allard, 58, had cocaine in his body. 

In police interview, Allard claimed he couldn’t have been driving as he did not have a licence, but agreed he was drive as he was the only person in the car. 

He also said a day without morphine had led to him becoming incoherent. 

On November 24 at Cambridge Crown Court, Allard, of Northfield Park, Soham, was jailed for two years and a month and was disqualified from driving for four years. 

Allard admitted to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving with no insurance and two counts of drug driving for cocaine and benzoylecgonine. 

PC Steph Corletto said: “Allard endangered himself and other road users when he got behind the wheel of his car, not only under the influence of drugs, but also with no insurance and no driving licence.  

“This case and sentencing sends an important message not to drug drive.” 

PC Corletto added: “As traffic officers, we are sick and tired of the destruction this causes and we will not tolerate it on our roads.” 

Cambridgeshire Police operates a confidential hotline on 0800 032 0845.  

This is available 24/7 and provides the public with a chance to provide information about anyone they think may be driving under the influence.  

In an emergency, call 999.