Driver tested positive for cannabis after losing control and crashing car on busy Derbyshire A road

Derbyshire police have arrested a driver who lost control and overturned their vehicle onto its roof, while under the influence of drugs.
By Lizzie Day
Published 13th Jul 2021, 13:59 BST
Updated 13th Jul 2021, 14:01 BST
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Officers from the Derbyshire Dales Response Unit were called to the A619 in Baslow yesterday morning (Monday, July 12) after they received a report of a one vehicle road traffic collision.

The motorist, who later tested positive for cannabis, lost control and crashed their car which then overturned onto its roof.

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Police arrested the driver at the scene and enquiries into the crash remain ongoing.

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