Barry drug driver banned
A DRUG driver has been banned and ordered to pay more than £400 by a court.
Michael Hawker, 30, of David Street, Barry, admitted drug driving in Newport at the Tredegar Park roundabout on the A48 with cannabis derivative delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his blood.
At Newport Magistrates' Court, he was banned from driving for 12 months.
Hawker was also ordered to pay a £324 fine, £85 costs and a £34 surcharge.
The offence took place on December 30, 2020.
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