Aylestone Hill, Hereford. Photo: Google Maps
A DRIVER was caught on one of Hereford's busiest roads after taking cocaine, a court has heard.
Delroy Phillip Facey admitted the offence when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on December 9.
The court heard Facey had been caught behind the wheel of a Volkswagen on Aylestone Hill on June 10 while over the drug limit.
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An evidential blood test revealed the 59-year-old had 229 microgrammes of cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine and 12 microgrammes of cocaine per litre of blood. The legal limits are 50 and 10.
Facey, of Atherstone Road, Nuneaton, was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £120. He must also pay costs of £135 and a £34 victim surcharge.
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