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A pregnant woman was stopped and arrested under the influence of cocaine, driving an uninsured car home from McDonalds.
Police caught up with Sarah Adnams, 36, near her home in Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent, after suspecting she had been using drugs.
A roadside test revealed she was over the legal driving limit for cocaine.
Sarah Adnams was arrested in August last year, driving an uninsured car under the influence
Driving limits for illicit drugs were added to legislation following difficulties for prosecutors in proving that certain drugs impaired drivers.
Possession of cocaine holds a separate penalty.
The offence took place just after 6:30pm on 18 August 2022.
Ms Adnams, who is due to give birth in April, had reportedly taken cocaine the night before.
Alan Dawson, her defence lawyer, said: 'The next
