Thirty-year-old Andrew Clark, of Sportsway, admitted charges of having a quantity of the Class A drug cocaine, and benzodiazepine (a by-product of the drug) in his blood when he appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court that the defendant was involved in an RTC on the A477 on August 12, when his Honda CBR motorcycle collided with another vehicle.
When police attended the scene, Mr. Clark was described as having slurred speech, and glazed eyes, with officers conducting a roadside drugs test due to his demeanour.
Mr. Clark admitted to officers that he’d taken the ‘odd line of coke’ before a roadside test was carried out.
The court heard how he had a previous conviction dating back to 2013 for driving with excess alcohol in his system.
Defence solicitor Stuart John told the court that his client would have to pay a very heavy price for his involvement in this incident.
“He had consumed some drugs, but some considerable time before the incident - but that is not an excuse. It was an error of judgement.
“It was a comparatively minor RTC and thankfully there were no injuries sustained. The other persons involved didn’t even want to report it, but Mr. Clark insisted on reporting it, as he didn’t want to be seen as leaving the scene of an accident.
“Because of his honesty, he is facing a more serious offence.
“His partner has a disabled child, and he is responsible for driving them around, but he is hoping that she passes her driving test this week,” he added.
Magistrates banned Mr. Clark from driving for three years and fined him £120 for the offence.
He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.