A WOMAN caught with drugs in her system has been disqualified from driving.
Nicola Jane Garrad, 40, of Winnall Manor Road, Winnall, was stopped by the police whilst she was driving a 68-reg Hyundai I10 on the southbound M3 on March 13.
Her cocaine reading was 18 micrograms per litre of blood when the legal limit is cocaine 10µg/L. She admitted drug driving.
Magistrates at Basingstoke imposed a community order, fined her £200, and ordered she pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £90.
Garrad was disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for 24 months.
She also admitted attempted possession of a quantity of heroin.
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