{"id":73057,"date":"2023-02-03T23:28:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T23:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=73057"},"modified":"2023-02-03T23:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T23:28:58","slug":"arrested-man-suffers-injuries-in-police-station-after-fainting-during-blood-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/03\/arrested-man-suffers-injuries-in-police-station-after-fainting-during-blood-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrested man suffers injuries in police station after fainting during blood test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew Smalley was taken to the police station after being pulled over on Pentrebane Road, Cardiff<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A FAIRWATER man left the police station with a black eye and broken glasses after fainting while giving a blood sample, a court has heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prosecutor Kelly Rivers told Cardiff Magistrates Court that on November 6 last year, Matthew Smalley of Ashcroft Crescent was driving along Pentrebane Road when police stopped his car after seeing his vehicle had a rear light out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers noticed Smalley, 32, had red eyes and smelt of cannabis. A roadside wipe test was conducted which tested positive for cannabis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smalley was subsequently taken to the police station for a blood sample which showed a reading of 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood. The legal limit is two micrograms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the blood sample, Smalley fainted, hitting his face which gave him a black eye and broke his glasses, the court was told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smalley stood before Cardiff\u2019s magistrates as he entered a guilty plea to driving under the influence of cannabis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His lawyer, Chris Lacey, said his client \u201chad brought it on himself\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court heard that Smalley had recently suffered a relationship break-up and occasionally used cannabis to de-stress himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smalley had a previously clean record and was fully compliant with police during his arrest. All of his legal documents were in order when he was pulled over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court was told that a driving ban will have implications for Smalley as he travels the country by car due to his job as an audio technician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magistrate, Patricia Blackwell, handed Smalley a 12-month driving ban, the minimum disqualification for this offence and he was made to pay a total of \u00a3449. 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