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.
Published 30th Oct 2025, 15:58 BST
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.
Matts, of Willowfield, Woodside, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to driving with a proportion of a controlled drug above the specified limit.
Magistrates banned Matts from driving for three years and fined him £80.
Matts was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £32 victim surcharge, bringing his total court bill to £197.