[A] BARROW man seen swerving along the A595 in South Cumbria after downing 50 prescription tablets has been jailed.
Ciaran Michael Light, 22, was stopped by police after witnesses reported his Citroen Picasso driving “extremely poorly” just before midnight on December 14.
Carlisle Crown Court heard it was seen swerving from side to side, straying on to the verge and crossing on to the other side of the road at “randomly varying speeds”.
He appeared under the influence of “some substance”, and told police: “Your drug tests won’t show what I have taken.”
It emerged he had consumed 50 diazepam tablets – for which he had no prescription – in less than three hours.
Light, of Egerton Court, Barrow, admitted dangerous driving, having no insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with his licence, and two tyre tread offences.
Judge James Adkin jailed Light for nine months, and ordered him to complete a 12-month driving ban when released. Judge Adkin concluded it was “pure good fortune” there was no crash.
