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A drug driver has been warned he will go to prison unless he changes his attitude, after being given a suspended prison sentence.
Merlin Ziggy Bonner, 35, admitted two charges of drug driving, as well as driving while disqualified, when he appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court last week. The offences occurred in ...
The Independent18d
Calls to tackle drug driving 'epidemic' with drivers failing half of roadside tests
Drug-driving rules consist of very low limits for eight illegal drugs such as cocaine and cannabis, risk-based limits for eight drugs that have a medical use, and a separate approach to ...
BBC28d
Drug driving arrests outstrip drinking offences
Surrey Police made 196 arrests and stopped more than 8,000 vehicles as part of a month-long winter crackdown on drink and drug driving A total of 140 people were arrested for drug driving in ...
Daily Record10d
Over 80 drink and drug driving offences in West Lothian over festive season
A total of 83 drink and drug driving offences were recorded in the police division covering West Lothian during Police Scotland’s festive campaign. Officers across the Lothians and Scottish ...
BBC11d
Rise in under-25s drink and drug driving arrests
Suffolk Police has released figures from its annual Christmas campaign to tackle drink and drug driving More young people are being arrested for drink and drug driving offences, according to ...
BBC11d
Rise in under-25s drink and drug driving arrests
More young people are being arrested for drink and drug driving offences, according to figures from a police force's campaign to tackle the issue. Suffolk Police said figures showed there was a 7% ...
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Drug driving arrests outstrip drinking offences
A total of 140 people were arrested for drug driving in December, nearly double the number of drink driving arrests during the same period. Figures published by Surrey Police as part a month-long ...
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Troubled former TV host Andrew O’Keefe in court over alleged drug-driving
A troubled former TV host’s public battle with drug addiction has again been thrust into the spotlight after he was charged with drug-driving. Andrew O’Keefe, 53, was stopped at 11.30am on ...
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Kildare driver on drugs already had warrant out for their arrest for previous drug driving offences
Photo: An Garda Síochána Kildare A driver that was arrested in Co Kildare for driving under the influence of drugs already had a warrant out for their arrest for previous drug driving offences.
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Thomas Towle: Mildura hit-run driver charged with Bendigo drug driving
Thomas Towle, the hit-run driver who killed six teens in Mildura in a horror crash, says he “absolutely” understands new drug driving charges are a slap in the face to his victims’ families.
Addicted: how the world got hooked on illicit drugs – and why we need to view this as a global threat like climate change
As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?