Police have arrested an uninsured driver with a provisional licence who was high on cocaine.
The road policing team were looking for an unrelated vehicle when they “stumbled across” another driver.
The driver tried to evade the police but failed and took a positive roadside cocaine test.
Wiltshire Specialist Operations shared the news on their social media on July 23, around 6pm.
It added the hashtags: “#fatal5 #Arrested #HideAndSeekChampions #ReadyOrNotHereWeCome #SharpScratch.”
Whilst looking for an unrelated vehicle, #RPU stumbled across a driver who tried, unsuccessfully, to evade them, he had a provisional licence, no insurance & was positive on a roadside test for cocaine #fatal5 #Arrested #HideAndSeekChampions #ReadyOrNotHereWeCome #SharpScratch pic.twitter.com/BYh6AjKohx
— Wilts Specialist Ops (@WiltsSpecOps) July 23, 2024
The force was congratulated in the comments with “well done, chaps”.
According to the GOV.UK website, If you’re convicted of drug driving you may get:
- a minimum 1-year driving ban
- an unlimited fine
- up to 6 months in prison
- a criminal record
Your driving licence will also show you’ve been convicted for drug driving. This will last for 11 years.
The maximum penalty for causing death by careless driving under the influence of drugs is life imprisonment.
A conviction for drug driving also means:
- your car insurance costs will increase significantly
- if you drive for work, your employer will see your conviction on your licence
- you may have trouble travelling to countries like the USA
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