Buckie drug driver (41) gets 18-month road ban
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A 41-year-old Buckie drug driver has been banned from the roads for 18 months.
On June 4, 2020, Ian Fordyce (41) of Letterfourie Road Buckie was sat in a parked Peugeot van in the Calcots area of Elgin.
Fordyce and a passenger were spotted holding a rolled-up bank note and passing an item between them.
Police traced Fordyce, who appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court yesterday (December 22), to a cottage 200 meters away from where the van was parked, where he tested positive for cocaine.
Deputy Fiscal Sharon Ralph said: “On 4 June 2020, the accused was observed driving a Peugeot van.
“The accused and a passenger were seen passing an item between them while holding a rolled up bank note.
“Two officers attended and tracked the men to a nearby cottage 200 meters away.
“The passenger and the accused were located and Mr Fordyce intimated that he was the driver.
“A test proved positive for cocaine and he was arrested.”
Fordyce was found to have 11 micrograms of cocaine per litre of his blood, exceeding the limit of 10 micrograms per litre.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of driving while under the influence.
Defending Fordyce, solicitor David Patterson said: "He understands that he will be disqualified and that the range of consequences of his actions could have been quite monumental."
Fordyce was disqualified from driving for 18 months and placed under supervision for a year.
Sheriff David Harvie, handing down his sentence, said: “It is bewildering that this has taken since June 2020 to resolve.
"My expectation is that you will deal with a number of different issues during your supervision period, which you are aware of.
"You understand, also, the risks that you are creating with your driving issues."
