A BMW driver was four times the drug-drive limit on cocaine when he was behind the wheel.
Ben Lewis, of St Peter's Field in Withington, near Hereford, was driving a grey BMW in Ledbury Road, Hereford, on April 1 last year when he was caught out with drugs in his system.
The court heard from the prosecutor that the 32-year-old, who was represented by defence solicitor Shaun Newey, had 200 microgrammes of benzoylecgonine in his blood, when the legal limit is 50 mg.
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Benzoylecgonine is the major metabolite of cocaine, and is the compound tested for in screenings for cocaine use.
Lewis, who pleaded guilty when he appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court on February 16, has been disqualified from driving for one year and fined £400 for the offence.
He must also pay prosecution costs of £135.
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