Drug-driver caught in Herefordshire was over cannabis limit

Shaun Halliwell, 56, of the Leys, Cradley, had 9.8 microgrammes (mg) of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his blood when police stopped him in Bye Street in Ledbury.

The limit for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol is two mg.

He was driving a silver Peugeot 308 in Bye Street on December 15 last year when he was caught, said prosecutor Lauren Millichip for the Crown Prosecution Service.

He was arrested at 11.37am and found to have excess drugs in his system.

Superintendent Steph Brighton of West Mercia said at the time of Halliwell’s arrest: “It’s frustrating that some motorists inexcusably still drive over the limit.”

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He admitted the offence and entered a guilty plea before Hereford Magistrates’ Court earlier this month.

His guilty plea was taken into account.

Magistrates disqualified Halliwell from driving for 12 months and fined him £387. He also pas to pay court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £155.