by Freeman & Co. | Oct 30, 2025 | Drug Driving
A roadside testing initiative designed to identify drug-impaired drivers has been extended to two additional areas in Scotland following a pilot project. Police in North Aberdeenshire and East Ayrshire will now use portable testing devices—commonly referred to as...
by Freeman & Co. | Apr 2, 2021 | Driving Offences, Drug Driving, Motoring Offences
A 32-year-old man has been jailed for two years after a drug driving smash which killed his baby daughter, left his 6-year-old son with life-changing injuries, and seriously injured his partner. The man lost control of his Mazda in West Sussex before colliding with a...
by Freeman & Co. | Mar 30, 2021 | Driving Offences, Drug Driving, Motoring Offences
Magistrates in Cambridgeshire have banned a teenager from driving for three years after he was caught drug driving twice in as many months. The 19-year-old was first caught just five days after passing his test when a police officer spotted him driving his Renault...
by Freeman & Co. | Mar 12, 2021 | Driving Offences, Drug Driving, Motoring Law Expert, Motoring Offences
A 24-year-old man from Stockport has narrowly avoided jail after being caught over the drug driving limit for three different drugs. Manchester Magistrates Court heard how the man had taken cocaine, ketamine, and the synthetic stimulant M-Cat before crashing into a...
by Freeman & Co. | Mar 10, 2021 | Dangerous Driving, Driving Offences, Drug Driving, Motoring Law Expert, Motoring Offences
A man has been jailed after a drug driving accident in which he drove his car through the front window of a family home. The 25-year-old man told police he had been driving at 80mph and was “off my f***ing face” on drugs after he lost control of his...
by Freeman & Co. | Feb 28, 2021 | Dangerous Driving, Driving Offences, Drug Driving, Motoring Law Expert, Motoring Offences
A man has been jailed at Leeds Crown Court after leading police on a 100mph chase through Dewsbury while drug driving under the influence of cocaine and cannabis. Police spotted him change direction as he came out of a pub car park, and signalled for him to stop on...
