Man admits to driving under influence of two drugs

Monday, 1 July 2024 07:00

A Douglas man has admitted driving under the influence of two drugs.

50-year-old Nicholas Ernest Reed of Willaston Crescent appeared before Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood at Douglas Courthouse.

He admitted that he was above the legal limit for cannabis and benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, when police stopped him on December 29 at Bridge Road in Ballasalla.

He also pleaded guilty to having no driving licence or insurance.

Sentencing will take place on August 20 after a probation report has been prepared, with bail granted.

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