— A township woman sentenced just days ago for driving under the influence of drugs got in a serious accident Wednesday night — while under the influence of narcotics, police say.

Nina M. Stewart, 45, was sentenced Monday for driving under the influence of drugs in 2010 — though fines and a license suspension have been stayed pending an appeal, Sparta police said in a news release about this week's crash. The case was heard in Wantage municipal court because Stewart had sued Sparta police, alleging they violated her civil rights during the 2010 investigation.

, Stewart said in her lawsuit she was forced to give a urine sample in front of a male police officer, without a female officer present, after the 2010 arrest. Stewart said she suffered further "humiliation" when police conducted an internal affairs investigation into the alleged incident a couple of months later and Lt. Mark Rozek required her to demonstrate to him how she was forced to provide the initial urine sample.

This week's crash happened Wednesday evening, in the 100 block of East Mountain Road, Sparta police said. Officers received multiple 911 calls of a serious crash at 6:20 p.m., and found Stewart trapped in her vehicle, police said.

There was also a large rottweiler dog stuck in the rear of the vehicle, but unhurt, police said. Animal Control Officer Don Critchlaw was able to remove the dog, police said.

Stewart had to be removed from the car using the jaws of life, and had suffered serious head trauma, police said. She was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, they said.

During the rescue, police said, officers determined Stewart was under the influence of drugs. Police said they found a prescription pill bottle and an Advil bottle. In the prescription bottle, marked "Diazepam," police said, were 20 .5 mg pills of Clonazepam, one 4 mg pill of Hydromorphone, one .8 mg pill of Suboxone, one .5 mg pill of Alprazolam, and 73 10 mg Diazepam pills.

And below all the pills was a bundle of 10 bags of heroin stamped "MISFITS," police said.

There were another eight 8 mg mills of Suboxone in the Advil bottle, police said.

Department Accident Reconstructionist Brian Hassloch determined Stewart's 1991 Chevrolet Conversion was traveling west on East Mountain Road when it crossed the double-yellow lines and entered the eastbound lane, police said. The van then swerved back into the westbound lane, but Stewart lost control of the van, causing it to roll completely over and land on its wheels, police said.

She has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of heroin, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of prescription legend drugs, being under the influence of narcotics, reckless driving, failure to keep right, failure to wear a seatbelt and several document and equipment violations.

Police said Stewart is listed in critical condition in Morristown Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit.