Three motorists have lost their licenses following cases heard at Elgin Sheriff Court.
The police received a call on August 6 regarding a man who’d driven away after being refused bar service at The Grampian Hotel in Keith.
All three cases were heard at Elgin Sheriff Court.
Officers traced the vehicle to Netherea Road in Buckie, and arrived just as William Cormack was stepping out it.
A roadside breath test proved negative both for alcohol and drugs.
However, believing the 53-year-old to be under the influence of something, the officers took him to the police station.
Here, a blood test recorded a reading for cocaine that was more than seven times the safe limit for driving.
Cormack was banned from the roads for 16 months and placed under the court’s supervision for two years.
Andrew McBean of Chandlers Rise, Elgin, also lost his licence after being stopped on the A96 as it passes through the town on August 11.
A breath test later recorded a reading of 134, which is more than six times the legal limit for alcohol.
The court heard that the 53-year-old had previously been convicted for the same offence in 2016.
McBean was banned for three years and placed under the court’s supervision for the next 12 months.
In addition, he was ordered to stay at home between the hours of 8.30pm and 7am for the next four months.
Finally, at 1.20pm on November 21, a motorist pulled up at a set of temporary lights on the A96.
Waiting at the scene near Riverside Kitchens on the edge of Elgin, they saw another car approaching from behind at speed.
This vehicle, driven by John Inrig, failed to stop in time.
Inrig was very apologetic and freely admitted the collision had been his fault.
However the other motorist formed the opinion he’d been drinking and contacted the police.
A breath test later confirmed this, recording a reading of 53 compared to the legal limit of 22.
It was stated that this was his second conviction for drink driving, having been previously banned in 2013.
Inrig, who lives at Roseisle, also admitted a charge of driving without due care and attention.
Sheriff Gordon Lamont banned him for two years and placed him under the court’s supervision for 12 months