An 81 -year -old man is considered to be Britain’s oldest drug driver when he was caught running home from his birthday party Cocaine,
Arthur Ball that requires hearing devices uses two running rods, and a career for 15 years has tested the border three times when the authorities stopped their obese car.
When the OAP quizzes, Varington, CheshireSaid that he was not drinking alcohol, never took Drugs And claimed that a fellow guest would have wrapped cocaine in his lemonade during the bash.
The boo bizarrely had a police marker with his taxpayer funded motility car a Toyota Yaris, claiming that the vehicle was being used by a drug dealer.
In Warington Magistrate Court, Ball convicted Drug driving And a fine of £ 120 was imposed and was banned from roads for 12 months. It is believed that the Toyota car will now drive.
The court heard that the ball was pulled six days after the midnight of Marsh Street, Wournington on June 2 at 12.17 pm on June 2.
Nigel Jones of the prosecution said: “The day the police had observed the vehicle and later stopped it. The defendant was asked to provide a roadside breath test and a sample for a drugwip.
“The roadside breath test was zero, but the result for drug testing, resulting in he was arrested. Blood test figures are identified in the charge. There are no agrewtting factors plys.
Blood test showed that the ball had 162 micrograms of benzolycagonin (Bze) per liter in its system. BZE is a breakdown product of cocaine and the legal range is 50 mg.
His lawyer Mark Lever said in mitigation: “He was out for his birthday, for a late birthday celebration. He was not drinking alcohol. He believed that he was intoxicated by cocaine. He did not use cocaine.
“He cannot bring proof of this, so he admits that he has committed a crime.
“He was pulled by the police. Funny, the police have a marker on his car for a drug dealer. He is not a drug dealer. How it was found, how to know goodness.
“His driving was not impaired. He is not running in an irregular manner. He would like to drive again, but he admits that he is going to find it difficult in the next 12 months.”
The ball was also ordered to pay a cost of £ 85 and the overload of £ 48.
While sentencing the ball, JP Andrew Pope said: “Anyone who is found guilty or who blames for driving, all of them get disqualified when they have found drugs in their system. This is the law.”
Statistics suggest that in 2023, 124 people died in accidents associated with a drug-drug driver. Dvla suggests data Drivers He is the worst criminal in late twenty-seventh condition, of which 25 is the most common age of disqualification for drug-driving.
But in a year, 78 drivers over 60 years alone were sued for failing to fail in drugs tests, with the largest driver banning being a 74 -year -old woman.