A DRUG driver landed himself in court after he swerved on the road and collided with two cars.

Jake Chorley was driving on Greengate Lane in Kendal when he hit two cars parked at the side on the road.

The 22-year-old was charged with drug driving after a roadside test showed he had cocaine in his system.

The defendant admitted the charge when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court.

The court was told the incident happened on December 12.

Prosecutor Lee Dacre told he court: "At around 8pm the defendant swerved to the right and crashed into parked vehicles.

"A police officer attended and the defendant admitted to driving the car.

"A roadside test was positive for cocaine."

Mr Dacre said it was reported that Chorley's eyes appeared 'glazed' when he was drug tested at the police station.

The defendant had 110 micrograms of the cocaine breakdown product benzoylecgonine in per litre of blood - over the legal threshold for driving of 50.

In mitigation, Helen Brough said: "He tells me he had taken cocaine on the night before.

"He had gone over a speed bump and the steering had jammed and he crashed into the parked cars.

"He would like to apologise to the court and to the owners of the vehicles that were damaged on the night."

The court was told that Chorley, who is employed by AR Cost estimating and Management Services, would keep his job.

A reference letter from his employer read in court said the defendant was a 'hard-working employee' and a 'strong brand ambassador'.

"I would not wish for a foolish action to impact on his employment," Harriet Retallick said in the letter.

The court heard the defendant would be able to get lifts to work if he were banned from driving.

District judge John Temperley told Chorley the damage was an aggravating feature.

He sentenced the defendant, of Hill Close in Kendal, to a £400 fine for the offence.

He also handed down a 16 month disqualification from driving to Chorley.