Laura Boustead sentenced to three years’ prison for meth-fuelled crash that injured Northland police officers

Shannon PitmanOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald·7 Sep, 2026 07:00 AM5 mins to read‌The crash involving Laura Boustead (inset) led to the discovery she was part of a meth importation operation.The crash involving Laura Boustead (inset) led to the discovery she was part of a meth importation operation.A woman high on meth sped through a police cordon, veering across the centre line and accelerating toward two officers who leapt clear to avoid being hit. Seconds later she slammed head-on into a stationary patrol car, the impact hurling the constable and a civilian inside back nearly 10m before