Louis Povey has been banned from the roads for 12 months (Image: Newsquest)
A DRUG driver from Sherfield-on-Loddon has been banned from getting behind the wheel.
Louis Povey, of Buckland Terrace, on Wednesday, May 10, drove in Churchill Way and had 4.6ug/L of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in his blood - the legal limit is two.
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During a hearing which was held at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Thursday, September 28, Povey pleaded guilty to the offence.
The 18-year-old was disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay a fine of £207.
Povey must also pay court costs of £85 and a surcharge fee of £81.
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