A motorist from Telford was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £120 after being caught driving under the influence of cannabis. He was stopped by an officer who suspected he was under the influence of drugs and a roadside test proved positive. A blood sample showed he had 2.9 micrograms of Delta 9 THC in his system, over the legal limit of 2mcg.
A motorist from Telford was caught driving under the influence of cannabis after dropping his daughter off at the school she works at. Telford Magistrates Court
An officer suspected he was under the influence of drugs, so got Benton to take a roadside test which proved positive. Benton was arrested and taken into custody, where a sample of his blood was taken and sent off to a laboratory. It showed he had 2.9 micrograms of Delta 9 THC - the main psychoactive part of cannabis - in his system. The legal limit, taking into account the possibility of accidental exposure, is 2mcg.Representing himself in court, Benton told Magistrates: “It was stupid. I let myself down.”Magistrates disqualified Benton from driving for 12 months and fined him £120.
He was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £48 victim surcharge, leaving him with a total court bill of £253, which he will pay off at the rate of £40 per month.‘It’s a shame to leave’ - Clare Balding visits Shrewsbury and Ironbridge as part of Channel 5’s Tales from the Riverbank
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CANNABIS TELFORD DRUG TEST COURT CASE
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