Gosberton man who caused bad crash was over the limit for cannabis

A man who pulled out of a junction and collided with another car, injuring the occupants, was over the limit for cannabis he had smoked the night before, a court has heard.

Ivaylo Ivanov (42) of Churchfleet Lane, Gosberton admitted driving under the influence of drugs and careless driving when he appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday.

The court heard that while on the way to work in his Suzuki car, he collided with another car at a junction at North Gate in West Pinchbeck at 8.20am on March 19.

All four occupants of the car were injured, one seriously, and one was trapped in the car and had to be removed by Fire and Rescue personnel.

A positive drugs wipe revealed Ivanov had 2.2 micrograms of cannabis in his bloodstream, with the legal limit being two.

Ivanov, who was not represented at the court hearing, said he had started for work with two colleagues and that there was ‘not very good visibility’ at the junction.

He said the sun had got into his eyes and that none of the three people in his car had seen the other car coming.

He told the magistrates that he had smoked cannabis for health reasons the previous evening but felt ‘very awake’ in the morning and was ‘very remorseful’ about what had happened.

He was banned from driving for a year and ordered to pay a fine of £323 and court costs and charges totalling £119.