A MOTORIST has been arrested over allegedly driving under the influence of drugs after being spotted driving past road closure signs.
North Yorkshire Police said a traffic patrol saw the driver, who has not been identified, driving at speed through Ripon before ignoring a signs barring traffic from High Skellgate in the city centre.
Traffic constable David Minto said when the car was pulled over on Saturday night there was a "suspicious smell" coming from the vehicle.
He said the driver failed a roadside drug-wipe test, which found positive indications for cocaine and cannabis.
Police said the driver later gave a blood specimen and has been bailed.
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