US EditionShe drove her Fiat 500 into a woman moments after inhaling laughing gas - Liverpool Echo
- On the evening of May 24, 2024, 19-year-old Louisa Tunstall was driving her white compact car along Newton Road in Lowton, Wigan, when she lost control, mounted the pavement, and collided with a 51-year-old pedestrian.
- Tunstall had recently inhaled nitrous oxide, a Class C substance banned since November 2023, just moments before the crash, and she admitted to taking her eyes off the road to reach for something in the footwell.
- The collision caused the pedestrian serious, life-changing injuries requiring multiple operations on her leg, leaving her unable to play netball, an activity she had done for 18 years.
- On May 13, 2025, at Bolton Crown Court, Tunstall received a 20-month prison sentence, was banned from driving for a period of two years and eight months, and mandated to complete an extended driving assessment before regaining her license.
- Authorities emphasized the severe driving impairment caused by nitrous oxide and stated that there is no excuse for reckless behavior risking others' lives, with the judge affirming custodial sentences for such offenses.
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‘Hippy crack’ crash driver who mowed down pedestrian while high learns her fate - The Mirror
Louisa Tunstall, 19, was filmed inhaling nitrous oxide, otherwise known as hippy crack, at the wheel of her Fiat 500 in Wigan before veering onto the pavement and hitting a woman
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