Crime

Tenby driver banned hours after passing his test for drug-driving

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2 minutes ago

January 21, 2026

JASON CALE, 40, was stopped the same day he qualified, with blood tests showing more than twice the legal cannabis limit

Just hours after passing his driving test, a Tenby man was caught driving through the town centre with more than twice the legal drug-drive limit.

Jason Cale, 40, was stopped by police at around 6:00pm on September 19 as he drove his Hyundai i20 along Upper Hill Park, Tenby. A roadside saliva test proved positive and a subsequent blood test showed 7mcg of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in his system. The legal limit is 2.

Appearing before Haverfordwest magistrates this week, Cale pleaded guilty to the drug-driving offence. He was represented by solicitor Tom Lloyd, who said the incident happened on the same day his client had passed his driving test.

“He’d made a big effort later in life to learn to drive and pass his test as he has a number of significant physical issues and wanted to be able to drive himself to appointments,” Mr Lloyd said. “But the very same day that he passed his test, this happened.”

The court heard Cale suffers from a debilitating joint condition and is in constant pain.

“This was why he was taking cannabis,” Mr Lloyd added. “But I’m pleased to say he’s now taken steps to address this, and has already seen the Dyfed Drugs and Alcohol Service.”

Mr Lloyd submitted medical evidence to the magistrates in support of the mitigation.

Cale, of Upper Hill Park, Tenby, was disqualified from driving for 12 months. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £48 victim surcharge.

Crime

Milford Haven man banned after cannabis blood level found over legal limit

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4 minutes ago

January 21, 2026

Sarah Jane Absalom

Billy Roberts, 24, told magistrates the case was a “wake-up call” after he used cannabis daily to cope with anxiety, depression and pain

A MILFORD HAVEN man who used cannabis every day to cope with anxiety and depression has described being caught drug-driving as a “wake-up call” after police stopped him and found he was over the legal limit.

Billy Roberts, 24, of Chestnut Way, Milford Haven, was pulled over on August 17. A subsequent blood test showed he had 2.2mcg of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in his system – 0.2 over the legal limit of 2.

“This has been a wake-up call to the defendant as he was a daily user of cannabis to help him cope with chronic physical pain and to help him sleep,” his solicitor Jess Hill told Haverfordwest magistrates earlier this week, as Roberts pleaded guilty to the drug-driving offence.

Ms Hill said Roberts does not use any other drugs and does not drink alcohol, adding that he has contacted the Dyfed Drugs and Alcohol Service and stopped using cannabis.

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

Crime

Community carer banned after cannabis drug-drive stop

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25 minutes ago

January 21, 2026

Sarah Jane Absalom

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.

Crime

Van driver accused after crash left other motorist paralysed

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28 minutes ago

January 21, 2026

Sarah Jane Absalom

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.