Lochinver man gets driving ban after drug driving in Inverness
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A motorist who drove on three occasions after taking cocaine has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid community work.
Kyle Matheson (31), of Lochinver, was also banned from driving for two years at Inverness Sheriff Court.
He had previously admitted five charges including having cocaine in his possession when stopped by police in Old Perth Road on March 12 ,2020.
A urine test showed that it contained 16 times the permitted amount of cocaine in his system to drive.
He was again stopped by police on May 22 on the Kessock Bridge and the same test was carried out. It showed he had over seven times the permitted amount.
On June 4, in Oldtown Road, Inverness, he was stopped again with cannabis in his possession and a subsequent test showed he had cocaine in his system.
Solicitor Patrick O’Dea said: “A relationship had ended and he struggled to cope. He has ceased all use of Class A drugs apart from the occasional use of cannabis.”
