A SOUTHAMPTON BMW driver who was fuelled by cocaine has been banned from the roads.

Tobias Shakka Martin Hotston-Clarke was caught drug driving on Park Walk in a BMW X6 on January 13.

The 30-year-old was found to have benzoylecgonine - a breakdown product of cocaine - in his system.

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates Court, he admitted one charge of drug driving.

Hotston-Clarke, of Cecil Avenue, Southampton, was disqualified from driving for 14 months and fined £300.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £95 and court costs of £85.

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