Shocking footage shows the moment a car driving down the wrong side of the freeway ploughed into a family car , causing a fatal accident . The dash-cam footage was tendered as evidence in the Coronial Inquest into the death of the driver responsible , 38-year-old Jason Rea after the head-on collision on February 4 , 2014 . The court heard that at the time of the accident Mr Rea was a crystal meth junkie who was driving with five-times the 'lethal dose ' of ice in his system after a five day bender , according toThe Daily Telegraph . He was travelling on the M1 back to the Central Coast after procuring more drugs from Sydney . Shocking footage shows the moment a car driving down the wrong side of the freeway ploughed into a family car , causing a fatal accident . The court heard that at the time of the accident the driver responsible , Jason Rea was a crystal meth junkie who was driving with five-times the supposed lethal dose of ice in his system after a five day bender . It appears that Mr Rea , in his drug-addled state , became alarmed by the flashing lights of road works . While in Gosford Coroner ’ s Court on Wednesday , it was suggested that Mr Rea may have feared police . He conducted three U-turns to drive on the wrong side of the road and steer dangerously into oncoming traffic . Evidence stated that Mr Rea intimidated other drivers by aiming for vehicles as drivers tried to swerve out of his way . Many panicked witnesses called Triple 0 , describing how the ‘ erratic ’ driver was driving in the wrong direction and had almost taken out two workers at the construction site . ‘ There ’ s a fri***ng lunatic on the road , he ’ s just came straight at me , ’ one witness told emergency services , in a call that was used as evidence in court . ‘ This guy is just on a death mission , ’ another astonished caller said . Mr Rea ’ s Ford Falcon smashed head first into a Holden Captiva , which held a family of four , at 8.30pm as he drove southbound on the northbound road , 200 metres from the Hawkesbury Bridge . Mr Rea ’ s Ford Falcon smashed head first into a Holden Captiva , which held a family of four , at 8.30pm as he drove southbound on the northbound road , 200 metres from the Hawkesbury Bridge . Christine O ’ Donnell was driving her sons and daughter-in-law home to Kincumber from a dinner when her car was smashed into at great speed . She suffered horrific injuries and has already undergone 13 operations since she was injured . The victim is also still struggling with the mental trauma after the crash . Ms O ’ Donnell will soon undergo a serious operation that will cause her excruciating pain every time she tries to place her foot on the floor for a period of three months . Christine O ’ Donnell was driving her sons and daughter-in-law home to Kincumber from a dinner when her car was smashed into at great speed . After the accident , Mr Rea crawled out of the passenger window and crawled to safety . His leg was shattered so he was unable to walk . After he was freed , he was apprehended by a number of construction workers and ‘ struggled violently ’ . Four police officers and a Rural Fire Service member were required to detain Mr Rea as he continued to lash out . Paramedics inserted a catheter in Mr Rea ’ s arm to sedate him , at which point his heart stopped beating . Although they tried to save his life , he died in the ambulance on route to Gosford Hospital . The counsel argued that the intensively high amount of ice Mr Rea had in his system was the cause of his death , opposed to mishandling during his arrest . The inquest continues on Thursday . The counsel argued that the extreme amount of ice Mr Rea had used was the cause of his death , opposed to mishandling during his arrest .
Shocking footage shows the moment a car driving down the wrong side of the freeway ploughed into a family car . The driver responsible died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital . ReaJason Rea , 38 , was driving with five-times the 'lethal dose ' of ice in his system after a five day bender . The dash-cam footage was tendered as evidence in the Coronial Inquest . Court heard that Jason Rea intimidated oncoming drivers by speeding towards them as they tried to swerve away on the M1 .