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Telford motorist, 40, who took cocaine before driving gets long road ban

A Telford motorist who drove after taking cocaine has been banned from the road.

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Tony Matts, aged 40, drove a Peugeot 3008 on Parkway, Madeley, Telford on May 15 this year.

A drugs test found he had 460 micrograms of benzoylecgonine, a by-product of cocaine, per litre of blood. The legal limit, accounting for the possibility of accidental exposure, is 50mcg per litre.