He appeared before the magistrates court
A HEREFORDSHIRE drug-driver has been banned from the roads after he was caught with two drugs in his system.
John Durrell entered guilty pleas to magistrates in Hereford.
The court heard the 34-year-old had been caught behind the wheel of a Nissan Almera while over the drug drive limit on the A40 at Ross-on-Wye on September 2.
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An evidential blood test revealed he had 337 microgrammes of cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine and 181 microgrammes of ketamine per litre of blood. The legal limits are 50 and 20.
Durrell, of Brummie Stokes Court, Hereford, was fined £415 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
He must also pay costs of £135 and a £41 victim surcharge.
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