A MUSICIAN was found to have a controlled drug in his blood after crashing his car in Dawson Street, Skipton.
Skipton magistrates heard police were called to the scene at 7.40am on February 9 this year to find Jack Brennan, 25, a student at Leeds College of Music, near his car. The mirror was hanging off and one of the wheels was on the kerb.
A drug swipe indicated cocaine and a blood sample Brennan provided revealed 80 microgrammes of ketamine in one litre of blood.
In interview he said he had taken a gram of cocaine and a gram of ketamine on the Friday night and had driven back from a performance in Leeds.
Defending, Keith Blackwell said Brennan, of previous good character and who gave his address as Moor Crescent, Skipton. had sought accommodation with a friend where parking was not allowed and was looking for somewhere else.
Magistrates disqualified Brennan from driving for 12 months, fined him £200 with £85 costs and a £32 surcharge.
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