Inverness man sentenced almost 5 years after drug-driving offence
Published: 05:30, 29 September 2024
Police stopped a motorist for a routine check and detected a strong smell of cannabis coming from the car.
A saliva test on 39-year-old Stuart Thorpe, of Smithton Park, Inverness proved positive and a later blood test revealed he was almost four times the legal driving limit.
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At Inverness Sheriff Court, Thorpe admitted drug-driving in Lochalsh Road, Inverness on December 4, 2019 and was fined £380. He was also banned from driving for a year, although his licence had been revoked shortly after the offence was committed.
Defence solicitor John MacColl told Sheriff Sara Matheson: "As is so often the case, my client had taken cannabis some time previously and had not realised it would still be in his system."
