Charles Wood, Head of the Bench, said the CCTV footage placed the offence in the most serious category under sentencing guidelines.
He said: 'The CCTV footage is very clear, and having seen it we determine this is a category A1 offence, the most serious offence.
'The traffic light you went through was red for a significant period of time, as much as eight seconds.
'Nine times out of ten this wouldn't happen, but it's precisely because of the possible consequences that we have such things in place.
'The fact is: it did happen.'
And despite that, and the fact the crash she caused involved a police car on an emergency call, the courts merely patted her on the head and said 'there, there..'
As well as the suspended eight-month jail term, Wright was banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay £272 in costs.
So much for keeping death off the roads, we'll just have to hope she'll never be able to get insurance in the future.
No compensation was ordered for Merseyside Police or Constable Thompson as those are covered by insurance and would constitute a civil matter.
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