Several drivers who took to roads in the Albury region after taking drugs have suffered the legal consequences.
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Once again Albury Local Court had numerous such cases when magistrate David O’Connor made his way through this week’s lists.
Most of the accused were non-appearances, though they indicated to the court via letters or emails that they intended to plea guilty.
One of those was Emma Ruth Callan, who faced two separate charges of driving a vehicle with an illicit drug present in her blood.
The court was told the first offence took place on July 29, for which Callan was convicted and fined and given a four-month licence disqualification.
It was not long before Callan was in trouble yet again with police after they detected her drug-driving on August 21.
On this second charge she was once again convicted, but Mr O’Connor fined her $600 and gave her a six-month disqualification.
Another drug-driver dealt with by Mr O’Connor was Stephen Hadden Cummins, who too was charged with drive a vehicle with an illicit drug in his blood.
He was convicted and fined $500, along with losing his licence.
Another non-appearance on an identical charge was Simon Patrick Lanham, who was convicted and fined $500 and disqualified from driving for six months.
One other drug-related matter was that of Renee Hall.
She was convicted on two counts of possess a prohibited drug and one of possessing equipment for administering prohibited drugs and fined $1500.