A DRUG-drive caught out in Hereford while twice the legal limit has been banned from the roads.
Dean Cooper admitted one count of drug-driving when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford in February.
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The court heard from prosecutor Mark Hambling that the 36-year-old had been caught out behind the wheel of a grey Ford Focus while over the drug limit in Hereford's Roman Road on August 26.
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An evidential blood test revealed that he had 20 microgrammes of controlled class A drug cocaine per litre of blood, twice the legal limit of 10 microgrammes.
Cooper, who gave the court a care of address in Hereford, was handed an £80 fine and disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months for the offence, with magistrates saying they had taken his guilty plea into account when imposing the penalty.
He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £135 and a £32 victim surcharge, which is used to help fund services supporting victims of crime.
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