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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.A Nissan test driver has become one of the first people in the North East to be banned from the roads following new drug regulations.
Ian Pearson, 26, was stopped by police officers in the early hours after finishing a night shift at the car maker’s Wearside plant on March 19.
The effects of driving under the influence of drugs can be devastating. Sarah Sillars, chief executive officer of the Advanced Institute of Motorists
New laws introduced in March this year mean drivers face prosecution if they exceed limits set for the presence of eight illegal drugs. Police can also issue roadside tests, using ‘drugalysers’.
Prosecutor Lee Poppett told Sunderland Magistrates’ Court, police pulled over Pearson’s Ford Puma on Hylton Road and noticed he had bloodshot eyes, and smelled of cannabis.
They attempted a roadside breath test but Pearson could not produce enough saliva.
After being taken into custody, a...
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