14/08/2026
The weekend before 24th October 2024, Jake Bolton consumed a cannabis edible. You may think that around four days later, this would be out of his system and he would be safe to drive.
He wasn’t.
Jake Bolton was still over the limit that night, he was still under the influence of those edibles when his car collided with Himabindu Yadla, who was simply walking to work.
Himabindu was a mum, she had an 8-year-old little girl who now has to grow up without her.
A series of choices made by Bolton led to Himabindu’s death. He chose to consume the cannabis edibles the weekend before. He chose to get in his car in the days after. He chose to drive his car under the influence of drugs.
He has now been charged with, pleaded guilty to and jailed for causing death by driving without due care whilst unfit through drugs, causing death by driving a vehicle when uninsured and posession of a controlled drug.
To read the details of the investigation and sentencing in full, please visit: https://orlo.uk/XZlFm
Drug driving is illegal for a reason – because it is dangerous, and because it costs lives. Himabindu should have been able to cross the road and make her way to work caring for others without having her life taken by a drug driver.
If you are someone who thinks it is ok to drive under the influence of drugs, no matter how long ago you took them, we want you to stop and think.
Think of Himabindu, whose life was taken.
Think of her little girl, whose childhood has been changed in an instant.
Think of Jake Bolton, whose careless decision cost and changed those lives, and changed his own, all for the sake of a cannabis edible.
If you know someone who drug drives, please do the responsible thing and make a report to us.
You can make a report to us on 101 or in an emergency or if a crime is ongoing, call 999.
