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A Darlington motorist has been banned from driving for 17 months after admitting driving with cocaine and cannabis-related drugs in her system.
Stacey Grundy, 36, of Grace Court, Darlington, appeared before Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on September 25.
Grundy was stopped on North Road, Darlington, on March 1, and admitted to driving a Ford Kuga while over the legal limits for cocaine, its breakdown product benzoylecgonine, and THC, a key ingredient in cannabis.
Three separate drug driving charges were brought under the Road Traffic Act.
Grundy pleaded guilty to all offences.
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The reading showed not less than 492 microgrammes per litre of benzoylecgonine, greater than 32 microgrammes per litre of cocaine, and not less than 2.3 microgrammes per litre of THC in her blood, all above the legal limits.
Alongside the driving ban, Grundy was fined £200, ordered to pay £85 in Crown Prosecution Service costs, and an £80 victim services surcharge. Payment is due within 14 days.