A woman was jailed on Monday for two years over an incident where she tried to avoid arrest by ramming her car into an Albury police vehicle.
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But magistrate Richard Funston imposed a 12-month parole period on Kate Eileen Mildren, 28, as a way of furthering her down the path of rehabilitation for her drug addiction.
Defence lawyer Mark Rosalky said the West Albury mother had undertaken programs targeting her addiction while in jail at Wellington Correctional Centre.
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"She needs as much support as can be offered when she leaves custody," he said.
Mr Funston agreed this was essential for Mildren, who had a long criminal history including serious traffic matters, a police pursuit, dishonesty and drug offences.
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"It's too hard for her to do it on her own," he said.
Mildren, of Waratah Crescent, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving, two second offences of disqualified driving, using an offensive weapon to prevent a police investigation, using an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and negligent driving.
She also earlier pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a sentence passed in relation to the Commonwealth charge of obtaining a financial advantage by deception.
The dangerous driving matters related to an incident in North Albury on October 23, when police pulled in front, only to have her accelerate and crash into their car.
Mildren was also jailed for six months for breaching a community corrections order imposed for the $4000 Medicare fraud.
"It's in your interest, it's in your family's interest, it's in the community's interest to have a drug-free life," Mr Funston said.
