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Driver caused a horrific head-on crash as she inhaled hippy crack near Man United’s ground

A young woman has been jailed after doing hippy crack at the wheel then veering into the other side of the road and ploughing into an oncoming van.

Jordanna Best, 21, still had an inflated balloon of nitrous oxide in her mouth when she careered into the van in her Ford Ka, seriously injuring passengers Harrison Oldfield and Lauren Best.

Lauren suffered a fractured vertebra and injuries to her liver whilst Mr Oldfield was left with broken ribs. The van driver suffered cuts and bruises in the collision.

Jordanna Best, 21, was today jailed for 20 months after careering into an oncoming van because she veered into the other side of the road when she inhaled nitrous oxide
Jordanna Best, 21, was today jailed for 20 months after careering into an oncoming van because she veered into the other side of the road when she inhaled nitrous oxide
She still had the inflated balloon full of hippy crack in her mouthy when she ploughed into the van near Manchester United's Carrington training ground
She still had the inflated balloon full of hippy crack in her mouthy when she ploughed into the van near Manchester United's Carrington training ground
Miss Best (pictured)u00a0seriously injured passengers Harrison Oldfield and Lauren Best.u00a0Lauren suffered a fractured vertebra and injuries to her liver whilst Mr Oldfield had broken ribs
Miss Best (pictured) seriously injured passengers Harrison Oldfield and Lauren Best.