A van driver was arrested after testing positive for cannabis during a roadside stop for not wearing a seatbelt.[1] The driver was spotted by an officer from Hampshire Constabulary’s roads policing tasking team while the unit was carrying out patrols targeting the ‘fatal 5’ offences.[1] The force describes those five key road safety offences as speeding, drink or drug driving, using a mobile phone, not wearing a seatbelt, and careless or dangerous driving.[1]

The force said officers who stop vehicles for moving traffic offences can also require drivers to undergo roadside impairment tests.[1] The driver was then undergoing a blood specimen procedure in custody, police said.[1]

The Roads Policing Tasking Team urged motorists to wear seatbelts and never drive while impaired by drink or drugs.[1] A positive roadside result is not by itself a court finding of guilt.[2] No result from the blood test, charging decision or court date has been announced.[2]