Lorry driver arrested on suspicion of drug driving on A12
A LORRY driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.
Officers stopped the truck on the A12 near Witham after spotting it overtaking two other lorries and blocking all three lanes.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We arrested a man at around 1.30pm yesterday, Wednesday, November 7, on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after stopping a heavy goods vehicle on the A12 in Witham.
"The vehicle was overtaking two lorries with all three lanes blocked.
"We were concerned about the way the HGV was being driven and noticed that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt."
The driver, a 25-year-old man from Pitsea, has since been released under investigation.
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