An oblivious drug-driver ploughed into a moped rider after blindly veering into his path.
Shocking CCTV captured the rider being thrown from his bike and taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Lee Nicholl, 43, failed a roadside drugs wipe at the scene, in Thetford, Norfolk, with blood tests later showing he was over the legal limit for cannabis.
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He appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court and admitted drug-driving and careless driving.
He had failed a roadside drug wipe at the scene.
Subsequent blood analysis showed he was over the legal limit for cannabis, as reported by Need To Know.
PC Richard Roe, from Norfolk Police, said: “Nicholl caused a collision with a vulnerable road user by failing to look properly before turning into his path while over the legal limit for a controlled drug.
“His driving fell below the standard expected of a careful and competent driver by failing to see something that was clearly visible to him.”
Nicholl was disqualified from driving for 17 months.
He was also ordered to pay a £1,050 fine, a £420 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs.
PC Roe added: “We hope that this sentence serves as a reminder that using drugs and then driving can have devastating consequences.
“It was fortunate on this occasion that the rider did not suffer more serious injuries.”
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