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Learner driver arrested for drug driving during test
A 26-year-old learner driver was arrested after failing a roadside drug test and found with cannabis, leading to the termination of his driving test and vehicle return to his mother.
- A 26-year-old man from Wigan was arrested on suspicion of drug driving during his practical driving test after officers stopped his car on King Street, St Helens around 5pm on Sunday, March 1.
- Officers say they pulled the L‑plated car after spotting a defective brake light and observing poor driving, then smelled cannabis and arrested the learner driver after he failed a roadside drug wipe.
- The car was handed back to the young man's mother at the test centre, who was shocked to see a police officer step out instead of her son.
- He was arrested and the test was halted immediately after failing a drug wipe; the learner was taken into police custody and released under investigation.
- The force noted its Operation Limit campaign, with Inspector Wilson saying 'Officers rightly pulled over the car after noticing that a brake light wasn't working, which is dangerous not only for the occupants of the vehicle but also other road users'.
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The Independent (US)Learner driver arrested during test for drug-driving
Officers initially stopped the vehicle for a defective brake light and poor driving
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Learner driver stopped by police and arrested in the middle of his test for drug driving - The Mirror
"Although some people may find the humour in the fact someone on a driving test was arrested, drug driving is no laughing matter," said Roads Policing Inspector, Simon Wilson
·London, United Kingdom
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