CHESHIRE Police has released the footage of when a drug-driver caused a tractor to collide with homes in Chester.
Matthew Cumpsty, 52, of Oldfield Drive in Great Boughton, was sentenced at Chester Magistrates Court to a 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work on Tuesday, July 15.
He was banned for 16 months.
Confirming the sentence, Cheshire Police also released footage from the Shell Petrol Station on the corner of Vicars Cross Road and Green Lane that captured the incident on April 1 this year.
The footage showed Cumpsty’s Mercedes vehicle driving through a red light as the JCB tractor continued along the A51.
Cumpsty was arrested at the scene after failing a roadside drugs swipe.
A toxicology report later reveal that he was over the limit for benzoylecgonine (cocaine) with 65 micrograms per litre of blood, over the limit of 50 micrograms per litre.
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Following the sentencing, PC Richard Phillips said: “While Cumpsty has shown remorse for his actions, the impact of his actions that day were lifechanging and it was pure chance that nobody suffered any serious injuries.
“As a result of one bad decision to get behind the wheel while under the influence, several families were left homeless and commuters travelling into Chester were left with serious disruption for several weeks while repair work was undertaken.
“In addition, Cumpsty is facing a lengthy driving ban, I hope that this ban will give him time to reflect on his actions that day.”
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