Casey Stewart, 27, was brought before the city’s magistrates’ court following an incident on 7 July.[1] A police constable saw the occupant of a Vauxhall discard what was later found to be a small amount of cannabis out of the window on Wigton Road.[1] A drug wipe test gave a positive reading for cannabis, and a blood sample showed the level of a main psychoactive ingredient of the Class B controlled drug was above the legal driving limit.[1]
Stewart, of Low Row near Brampton, pleaded guilty to drug-driving at the hearing.[1] After magistrates read a letter which she had submitted to the hearing and contained information about Stewart’s personal circumstances, they imposed a £120 fine and a 12-month driving ban.[1] Stewart must also pay £85 prosecution costs and a £48 mandatory surcharge.[1]
