A WOMAN has been banned after being caught drug driving in Bradford.
Lisa Swales, 38, who lives off Broadstone Way, Holme Wood, Bradford, faced one charge of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.
She was caught driving on Huddersfield Road, Bradford, when the proportion of a controlled drug, namely Benzoylecgonine (BZE, cocaine breakdown product) in her blood, exceeded the specified limit. The offence took place on July 29, 2021.
Swales was disqualified from holding, or obtaining, a driving licence for three years. The disqualification is obligatory for this offence.
She was also fined £120 and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge. A collection order was made by the court.
Swales pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced at Bradford & Keighley Magistrates’ Court on September 14, 2022.
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