Driver loses licence after police smelled cannabis in Telford pub car park
Police arrested a man for drug driving after smelling cannabis in a Telford pub car park.
Telford Magistrates Court heard that police had attended the Fallow Field pub in Hadley, Telford, on January 10 this year.
Shakeel Ahmed, prosecuting, said that while dealing with an unrelated matter officers noted a smell of cannabis in the car park, and decided to approach the parked Vauxhall vehicle they believed was the source of the smell.
Police spoke with the driver, Tony Lavelle, and gave him a roadside drug test - which was positive for THC, indicating the use of cannabis.
Lavelle, 37, of Mitchell Way, Madeley, was arrested and provided a further blood test at the police station, recording a reading of 4.9 micrograms per litre of blood - the legal limit is 2mcg per litre.
Lavelle pleaded guilty to one charge of drug driving.
Asked by District Judge Joseph O’Connor about the circumstances, Lavelle said he had smoked a joint the night before.
Lavelle was disqualified from driving for 12 months, and was ordered to pay a £125 fine, £85 costs, and a £45 statutory surcharge.