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High on Cannabis, Unlicensed Driver Crashes on M1

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Sam Finch, a 30-year-old unlicensed driver under the influence of cannabis, led police on a high-speed chase on the M1 motorway, resulting in a crash that caused significant disruption. Despite his Aspergers syndrome, Finch was found to have five times the legal limit of cannabis in his system and admitted to dangerous driving. He faces sentencing on April 22nd.

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High on Cannabis, Unlicensed Driver Crashes on M1

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Leicester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!High on Cannabis, Unlicensed Driver Crashes on M1. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

A 30-year-old driver named Sam Finch got behind the wheel high on cannabis and without a license, leading to a wild chase and crash on the M1. Motorway last September 23rd. Police spotted his BMW flagged in their system and hit the blues to pull him over. But Finch floored it instead, turning it into a full pursuit as he headed north. Trying to squeeze past a car in the fast lane near Junction 21, he lost control in the central reservation gutter, smashing into a lorry. Before veering off and hitting a tree, leaving him unconscious with serious injuries. Cannabis turned up in the car search and his blood test showed levels five times over the legal limit. I turns out his license got yanked back in two. 2017 for medical reasons, plus he had no insurance and copped a dangerous driving in court this April 8th. Finch's lawyer mentioned his asperger syndrome played into the panic. No one else got hurt, but the crash shut down the motorway for hours with. Major backups sentencing said for able 22nd after a pre-sentence report.

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