Pembroke Dock woman, 27, was just over the legal THC limit, court hears

A COMMUNITY carer has been banned from driving after being caught behind the wheel with cannabis in her system.

Haverfordwest magistrates heard Natalie John, 27, was stopped by police as she drove her Ford Fiesta along Steynton Road, Milford Haven, on the night of Friday (Sept 12, 2025).

A subsequent blood test showed 2.2 microgrammes of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per litre of blood. The legal limit is 2.

“She’d taken cannabis the night before to help with her anxiety, after receiving medication from her doctor which didn’t agree with her,” her solicitor Michael Kelleher told the court. “She had no idea she was over the limit.”

Mr Kelleher said a ban could have “disastrous implications” for John, who works as a community carer.

“Losing her licence will mean she won’t be able to drive to various locations to see her clients,” he said.

John, of Commercial Road, Pembroke Dock, pleaded guilty to the drug-driving offence.

Magistrates disqualified her from driving for 12 months and fined her £120. She was also ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £48 victim surcharge.

29-year-old faces dangerous driving, drug and drink charges after A4139 collision

A 29-YEAR-OLD motorist has appeared before magistrates accused of driving at speed and colliding with an oncoming vehicle, leaving the other driver with life-changing injuries.

Jordan Sabin, of Yellow Hammer Court, Dudley, is alleged to have been driving a Ford Transit van on the A4139 between Penally and Lydstep on Thursday (June 19) when the collision occurred.

Prosecutor Dennis Davies told Haverfordwest magistrates the other driver suffered a broken neck and was left paralysed.

“The defendant was driving at speed, he collided with a vehicle and the other driver was left paralysed with a broken neck,” he said.

“The Crown says he was driving too fast and aggressively.”

Sabin is charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving with a proportion of a specified controlled drug, and driving over the legal alcohol limit.

Magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case was sent to Swansea Crown Court. Sabin is due to appear there on Thursday (Feb 20). He was released on unconditional bail.

Llandissilio man, 77, was more than one-and-a-half times the legal limit, court hears

A PEMBROKESHIRE farmer has been disqualified from driving after being caught drink-driving from his local pub.

Haverfordwest magistrates heard police were contacted on the night of Friday (July 4, 2025) with concerns that Russell Llewellyn, 77, had left The Angel pub in Llandissilio after drinking alcohol and driven away in a Mitsubishi Outlander.

“The caller claimed the defendant was so drunk he couldn’t speak,” prosecutor Dennis Davies told the court after Llewellyn pleaded guilty to driving while over the limit.

“He’d seemed totally out of it.”

Officers traced Llewellyn to his home address at Ty Uchaf, Llandissilio, where he admitted drinking around an hour earlier, the court heard.

A breath test showed 55 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Llewellyn was represented by solicitor Jess Hill, who told the court he relied on his vehicle to run his farm.

“He has a long farming career but now, as his mobility is slowing, he relies heavily on his vehicle to continue farming,” she said. “He also leads a fairly isolated life, so he needs his car to socialise.”

Magistrates disqualified Llewellyn from driving for 12 months and fined him £120. He was also ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £48 surcharge.