A drug driver who had previously been banned from the road led police on a chase into a field after they pulled his car over on Weymouth Relief Road.

Daniel Krzysiek broke down in the dock as he appeared in court charged with three different driving offences.

The 24-year-old pleaded guilty at Weymouth Magistrates Court to driving without insurance, driving while disqualified and driving under the influence of a controlled drug (cannabis).

This refers to an incident on March 20, 2024.

As previously reported, a vehicle was stopped by police on the A354 relief road from Weymouth to Dorchester, as it was suspected it was being driven by a disqualified driver. 

Christina Norgan, prosecuting, told the court that Krzysiek was seen driving a black Volkswagen despite being given a one-year ban from driving for a different offence. 

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The police said they saw Krzysiek swap positions with a female passenger in the car. When officers approached the vehicle, they saw him in the rear passenger seat.

He then exited the vehicle and made off on foot, climbing over a gate into a field.

Following a police pursuit, he was eventually found, arrested and taken to Weymouth custody.

A later blood test showed he had 7.4 micrograms of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the substance associated with cannabis) per millimetre in his blood - more than three times the legal limit of 2 micrograms.

Krzysiek was unrepresented in court and cried in the dock as he told magistrates: "I'm really sorry, it was the biggest mistake of my life. It has stopped me progressing. It won't happen ever again."

The defendant added that he is currently on Universal Credit and seeking employment but that work is limited in his area. 

Colin Weston, chairman of the magistrates' bench, said: "All these offences are serious enough. Normally when breaching your sentence, you would be taken into custody.

"However we have taken into account what's been said and are making a community order of 12 months. You have to carry out ten days of rehabilitation activity under supervision of the probation office."

Krzysiek, of Barnes Close, Sturminster Newton, must also carry out 200 hours of unpaid work in the community within the next 12 months. 

He was ordered to pay £85 costs and a surcharge of £114. He was disqualified from driving for 36 months.