Learner arrested for drug driving DURING driving test
A man from Wigan was arrested during the test in St Helens on Sunday
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A learner motorist has been arrested for drug driving in the middle of his driving test.
Officers on patrol stopped a vehicle in King Street, St Helens, at about 5pm on Sunday after spotting a brake light was not working.
A smell of cannabis was noticeable when they spoke to the driver who subsequently failed a drugs wipe test and was also found to be in possession of cannabis.
A 26-year-old man from Wigan, Greater Manchester, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and taken into police custody.
He has since been released under investigation.
Roads Policing Inspector Simon Wilson said: "Although some people may find the humour in the fact someone on a driving test was arrested, drug driving is no laughing matter.
"It is incredibly dangerous and selfish to get behind the wheel of a vehicle under the influence of drugs and it's an offence we take seriously at Merseyside Police.
"Our stance on illegal substances is clear. Nobody should be taking them.
"But even if you choose to break the law and take illegal drugs, that does not give you the right to endanger the lives of innocent people on the roads who have no way of knowing you are driving intoxicated."