Magistrates Court: Scorton drug-driver is banned from the roads

By Catherine Musgrove
Published 4th May 2023, 04:55 BST
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A Scorton woman has been banned from the roads after being found over the drug-drive limit.

Melissa Jade Close, 35, of Wyreside Crescent, pleaded guilty to driving a black Vauxhall Astra on July 31, 2022 on the Garstang Bypass in Churchtown while under the influence.

She had more than the legal limit of Benzoylecgonine –the main metabolite of cocaine – and Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol – a cannabinoid found in cannabis – in her system.

Magistrates disqualified Close from driving for 12 months and ordered her to pay £365.