Malmesbury BMW driver got behind wheel after taking ketamine and cocaine
A BMW driver from Malmesbury who got behind the wheel after taking ketamine and cocaine has been banned from the road.
James Hurcombe, of Burton Hill, drove a BMW 118D on Gloucester Road, Malmesbury, having taken the drugs on December 4 last year.
At Swindon Magistrates Court on July 6, the 24-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.
Hurcombe was banned from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months.
He was also fined £369 and ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £70 and costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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