Car wrecked as suspected drug driver injured in Huddersfield smash

A West Yorkshire Police traffic policeman shared a photograph of a wrecked Volkswagen car after the driver allegedly tested positive for cannabis. The collision happened in Lepton , Huddersfield , and resulted in one injured person being taken to hospital, police said. The West Yorkshire Police traffic policeman shared the photo on X on Friday evening, October 18, and said he wasn't surprised to discover the driver had tested positive for cannabis.

The photograph appears to show a man receiving first aid at the side of the road. Firefighters also attended the scene. Read more: Punched, taunted and water down pyjamas: Two carers' cruel abuse of three elderly people The officer posted: "Lepton.



Injury Rtc (road traffic collision), unsurprisingly driver of Volkswagen provides positive roadside drug test for cannabis! "Not sure yet whether it’s cells of hospital for his bloods." He said the person who was hurt had not been too badly injured. The officer posts regularly about the number of drivers who test positive for drugs including cannabis and cocaine.

He has recently caught drug drivers on the M606 in Bradford, at Skircoat Green in Halifax and in Bradley, Huddersfield. Get all the latest and breaking Huddersfield news straight to your inbox by signing up to our daily newsletter here..