Ban for Douglas man caught drug driving

30-year-old was 'offered a little bit of weed and didn't think of the aftermath'

A Douglas man has been banned from the road for two years after admitting drug driving.

Jason Matthew Taylor, of Cronkbourne Village, was stopped at around 5.50pm on 9 March after police saw black smoke coming from his car's exhaust.

The 30-year-old was said to have glazed eyes when talking to officers.

He subsequently failed a drug wipe test, and was arrested and taken to Police Headquarters.

Blood tests later showed he was over the legal limit for cannabis - he had 2.5 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood; the legal limit is two.

Taylor's advocate said his client 'had been offered a little bit of weed and didn't think of the aftermath', arguing he was 'just marginally over'.

He insisted Taylor was 'very sorry' saying 'it was a foolish mistake'.

Fining him £1,000, and ordering him to pay prosecution costs of £125, Magistrates told him: "It's a tough lesson to learn, but unfortunately we have to get this message out to people."

Taylor will also have to take and pass an extended driving test.