Shropshire Star

Shrewsbury driver who took cocaine and cannabis failed to provide sample when suspected again

A driver who had cannabis and cocaine in his system failed to provide a sample to police when he was suspected of being under the influence again several months later.

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Kidderminster Magistrates Court

Kirk Johnson, aged 32, was caught driving a Citroen C5 while under the influence of drugs on the A53 at Battlefield, Shrewsbury on September 12 last year.

A test found he had 233 microgrammes of benzoylecgonine - a by-product of cocaine - per litre of blood in his system. The legal limit, taking into account the possibility of accidental exposure to the illegal, class A drug, is 50mcg per litre.