Driving While Stoned: States Struggle To Determine When a Driver Is Too High To Be Behind the Wheel

Driving While Stoned: States Struggle To Determine When a Driver Is Too High To Be Behind the Wheel

In one six-year study in Ohio, more than 40 percent of fatal accident victims tested positive for active levels of THC.

Rome Man Nearly Causes Wreck while Driving High on Drugs, Lies to Police

Jaquin Caleia Barton, 24 of Rome, was arrested this week after he allegedly lied to police during a traffic stop in which he was found to have been driving high on drugs. Police said that after stopping Barton on Wayside Road for nearly causing a wreck, he lied about his identity. Officers also noticed a strong marijuana odor coming from his vehicle, along with his eyes being bloodshot. Source

Police warn drivers after eyesight failures and drug arrest

A driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and several others were stopped for offences including driving without a licence and defective tyres during a road safety operation held in Holyhead and Bangor this week. The checks were carried out by officers from the Roads Crime Unit as part of Operation Dark Night – a UK-wide police campaign coordinated by the NPCC (National Police Chief’s Council) to improve road safety, especially as night…