Post by acnedriver on Jan 11, 2023 7:13:40 GMT
A TAXI driver who claimed he was the unwitting victim of a contaminated vape pen has failed in his bid to get his driving licence back after he was caught drug driving.
Timothy Duckitt, 58, was “stoned” on cannabis as he drove much faster than the speed limit, York Crown Court heard.
He was convicted of drug driving and banned from driving at York Magistrates' Court last year.
He appealed to the higher court to have his ban removed.
He claimed that he had been the unwitting victim of a contaminated vape pen and hadn’t realised he had cannabis in his body when he was driving.
But after listening to him and a defence witness, Judge Simon Hickey and two magistrates rejected his account.
Judge Hickey said Duckitt had known that he was high on drugs when he was pulled over.
“He had ingested cannabis late at night, he was stoned, and the reason he was driving a van far too fast was he was under the influence of drugs,” he said.
They dismissed Duckitt’s appeal against his driving ban.
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/stoned-taxi-driver-fails-to-regain-licence-after-blaming-a-vape-pen/ar-AA16a480
Timothy Duckitt, 58, was “stoned” on cannabis as he drove much faster than the speed limit, York Crown Court heard.
He was convicted of drug driving and banned from driving at York Magistrates' Court last year.
He appealed to the higher court to have his ban removed.
He claimed that he had been the unwitting victim of a contaminated vape pen and hadn’t realised he had cannabis in his body when he was driving.
But after listening to him and a defence witness, Judge Simon Hickey and two magistrates rejected his account.
Judge Hickey said Duckitt had known that he was high on drugs when he was pulled over.
“He had ingested cannabis late at night, he was stoned, and the reason he was driving a van far too fast was he was under the influence of drugs,” he said.
They dismissed Duckitt’s appeal against his driving ban.
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/stoned-taxi-driver-fails-to-regain-licence-after-blaming-a-vape-pen/ar-AA16a480