'Driver tested positive for cannabis and cocaine and got a hotel room from us'
A couple's late night trip to Blackpool ended with the one staying in a jail cell and the other sleeping in a car.
Lancashire Road Police stopped the dark-coloured vehicle on the M55 just before it arrived at the seaside resort. Officers said the driver tested positive for cannabis and "got a hotel room from us". The passenger was left having to "resort to a night in the vehicle." No further details have been released by police about the offending motorist or when he will be summonsed to court.
READ MORE: Blackpool World Firework Championships - all you need to know from show times to where to park Lancs Road Police tweeted: "Late night trip to Blackpool for this couple to find a hotel Stopped by #MN34 on M55 just shy of the bright lights. Driver tested positive for cannabis and cocaine and got a hotel room from us.
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