An Ipswich man was given a lift back to his car by a police officer – and then arrested for drug driving and driving without insurance.

Police spotted David Burnett-Garrard walking through Tattingstone in the early hours of April 11.

The 35-year-old had run out of fuel while driving on the A137 and had gone on foot to fill up a jerry can at a nearby fuel station.

The officer was concerned that Burnett-Garrard was walking along a dark, 60mph stretch of road wearing dark clothing, and offered to drive him back to his car.

During the journey, the officer became suspicious and asked Burnett-Garrard to take a roadside drug test.

This showed that there were 5.2 microgrammes of THC, the breakdown product of cannabis, in Burnett-Garrard’s bloodstream. The legal limit for driving is two microg

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