Two West Cumbria drivers banned following driving offences
Summarised from 2 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 15 Oct, 06:03 · Archive
A Whitehaven man has been banned for 14 months after driving while disqualified and uninsured; a Beckermet driver has been banned for three years after driving with cocaine above the legal limit.
Two drivers have received driving bans from West Cumbria courts for separate motoring offences.
John McCormick, 49, of Whitehaven, appeared at West Cumbria Courthouse on 12 October and pleaded guilty to driving a Toyota BZ4 on the A595 Distington Bypass on 7 July while disqualified and uninsured. He was banned from driving for 14 months and given a community order ending on 11 April 2028. McCormick was fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £114 victim surcharge. Payment was set at £20 per month starting 10 November.
Morgan Litt-Wilson, 32, of Millfields in Beckermet, pleaded guilty at West Cumbria Courthouse on 8 September to driving a BMW on Harras Road, Whitehaven, on 11 April with cocaine above the legal limit, recorded as above 65 in blood. He was disqualified for three years. The court imposed a community order lasting until 11 October 2027, including a two-month electronically monitored curfew. Litt-Wilson must remain at home between 9 pm and 7 am daily from 12 October to 11 December. He was ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £114 surcharge at £20 per month from 9 November.
How it is being reported
- Drug driver banned for three years after testing over cocaine limitMorgan Litt-Wilson, 32, banned from driving for three years after being caught over the cocaine limit in Whitehaven on April 11.Whitehaven News · 15 Oct, 05:00
- Drug driver banned for three years after testing over cocaine limitMorgan Litt-Wilson, 32, banned from driving for three years after being caught over the cocaine limit in Whitehaven on April 11.Cumberland News · 15 Oct, 05:00
- BMW driver banned for three years after admitting driving over cocaine limitBeckermet driver Morgan Litt-Wilson banned for three years after admitting driving with cocaine over the legal limit in Whitehaven. Court orders curfew.Cumberland News · 15 Oct, 05:00
- BMW driver banned for three years after admitting driving over cocaine limitBeckermet driver Morgan Litt-Wilson banned for three years after admitting driving with cocaine over the legal limit in Whitehaven. Court orders curfew.Whitehaven News · 15 Oct, 05:00
- Whitehaven man banned from driving for 14 months after disqualified driving offenceWhitehaven man John McCormick banned from driving for 14 months after admitting driving while disqualified and uninsured on A595.Cumberland News · 14 Oct, 05:10
In this story: John McCormick · Morgan Litt-Wilson · Whitehaven · Beckermet · West Cumbria Courthouse
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