Motorist crashed into a field near Larne
A motorist who crashed into a field near Larne was unfit to drive.
Jonathan Robert McCurdy (30), of Ballymullock Road, Larne, was also in possession of cannabis on December 16, 2024.
Police arrived at Shanes Hill Road around 2pm where the defendant was in a vehicle with "red, watery, eyes" and was then unsteady on his feet.
A 'joint' was found along with a grinder. A blood sample showed drugs.
A person told police the vehicle had been driving at "erratic speeds" before being located crashed into a field.
A defence solicitor said the defendant was driving towards Larne and a "large lorry" passed. The car "shuddered and moved to the left which then led to his car going off the road".
He said the defendant subsequently returned and repaired a farm fence. The solicitor said the defendant had taken substances that weekend and the "remnants" were in his system.
At Ballymena Magistrates Court the defendant was given a one-year driving ban and £400 fine.