Cocaine-fuelled drug-driver from Ripley is banned from the road for two years

A drug-driver who was caught with a high reading of cocaine in his blood system has been banned from the road for two years.
Chesterfield magistrates' court.Chesterfield magistrates' court.
Chesterfield magistrates' court.

Chesterfield magistrates’ court heard on December 4 how David Bailey, 34, of Ash Crescent, Ripley, was stopped by police on High Holborn Road, at Codnor, and was found to have been driving without a licence or insurance.

Prosecuting solicitor John Cooper said: “Officers stopped a black Toyota Aygo and spoke to the defendant and confirmed he had no insurance and no licence.

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“Due to the way he was behaving he did a drug test and registered positive for cocaine.”

Mr Cooper added that Bailey’s subsequent blood sample revealed he was over the specified drug-drive limit for cocaine and for cocaine derivative Benzoylecgonine after the incident.

District Judge Andrew Davison said: “It’s a very high and disturbing reading in respect of the crack-cocaine.”

Bailey pleaded guilty to exceeding the cocaine drug-drive limit, exceeding the limit for cocaine derivative Benzoylecgonine, as well as driving without insurance and a licence.

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Defence solicitor Kirsty Sargent said there was no suggestion of any bad driving when Bailey was pulled over by the police and he was fully compliant and co-operative.

She added that Bailey’s circumstances have changed since the offences were committed in July.

Ms Sargent said Bailey had been in an unhealthy relationship with another drug-user but the relationship has ended and he is seeing drug-support group Addaction.

Bailey was sentenced to a 12 month community order with a Thinking Skills Programme, a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and 120 hours of unpaid work.

He was also disqualified from driving for two years, fined £180 and must pay £85 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.