A man from Cooma who drove through multiple towns while under the influence of ice before being stopped by police has been disqualified from driving for two years.
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Darren Arthur Waterson, 40, drove through Stockinbingal and Wallendbeen before he was stopped by police at Harden on the Burley Griffin Way.
Police received a number of witness complaints regarding Waterson's driving.
Police facts tendered at court say Waterson was driving a white Hyundai Tucson at excessive speeds and on the wrong side of the road on August 12 last year.
He was stopped near Harden and police say it was clear he was under the influence of drugs. A breath test returned a negative result, however he was arrested for the purpose of blood and urine testing and taken to Harden Hospital.
A forensic pharmacologist for the NSW Police later confirmed "that at the time of driving the accused was under the influence of methylamphetamine to extent his driving ability would have been impaired".
He was later charged.
Waterson is serving a custodial sentence for separate charges and his two year disqualification will run concurrently with a three year disqualification.
