A DRUG driver who had three different drugs in his system has been banned from the roads.
Michael Pearcey, 31, of Wiltshire Road, was driving a Nissan Note along Netherhampton Road on February 29 when he was stopped by the police.
Suspicions were raised and Pearcey was taken into custody to complete a blood test.
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Pearcey's results showed that he had been driving while over the legal limit for cocaine, cannabis and Benzoylecgonine.
His test found he had 3.9 micrograms of cannabis, 16 mcg of cocaine and 240 mcg of Benzoylecgonine in his blood.
The legal limits for driving are two mcg, 10 mcg and 50 mcg respectively.
Pearcey pleaded guilty to drug driving and was disqualified from driving for 17 months by Salisbury Magistrates' Court on Monday, September 9.
Magistrates also fined Pearcey £200 and ordered him to pay £85 costs as well as an £80 surcharge.
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