Driver at 96 km/h in 80 zone held for cannabis blood test in Kinn
A UP patrol stopped a man in his 30s at Storoeysundet on rv. 5 Florovegen in Kinn after measuring 96 km/h in an 80 zone. A roadside test showed cannabis, and he was taken for blood sampling on suspicion of drugged driving.
A UP patrol stopped the driver on rv. 5 Florovegen in Kinn at 10.48 on Thursday
morning.[1]The driver was stopped at Storoeysundet and is suspected of
drugged driving.[1]Police said the driver is a man in his 30s who was stopped
during a random average-speed measurement.[1]The measurement showed an
average speed of 96 km/h in an 80 zone, which led to the drugged-driving
suspicion.[1]
A roadside drug test, a WipeAlyser, showed a positive result for cannabis, but
the level was not yet known.[1]The driver was therefore taken for blood
sampling on suspicion of drugged driving.[1]Operations leader Knut
Dahl-Michelsen said a positive result does not guarantee conviction because
cannabis can remain in the blood for a while, so blood tests are needed to
establish impairment.[1]
Firda reported that no decision had yet been made on seizing the driving
licence.[1]Fjordenes Tidende corroborated that UP stopped a car at
Storoeysundet at 10.48 and took the driver to secure samples on suspicion of
drugged driving.[2]Fjordenes Tidende added that police secured samples and
opened a case.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Agencies
Utrykningspolitiet (UP); Vest politidistrikt
Agency type
Police
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Vestland
Sources
Firdafirda.noNNStoppa av UP på rv. 5. Mistenkt for ruskøyring
The blood-test result, and any charge, prosecution or court outcome, had not been reported.
No cannabis quantity, weight or product beyond the roadside positive result was reported.
Firda reported that no decision on licence seizure had been made, while Fjordenes Tidende reported that the licence was seized; the report follows Firda and the current position is unknown.
Both accounts cite the Vest police operations leader, so they reflect the same police account rather than two independent investigations.
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