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Driver Let Off Drugs Charges After Scientists Claim That Crystal Meth Improves Your Driving

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It’s hardly the cappuccino that most of us would opt for – but a driver was cleared of acting dangerously behind the wheel, after a court was told that crystal meth actually makes drivers more alert.

Leah Lenarczyk, from Adelaide, Australia, had taken drugs including Crystal Meth before she hit a 12-year-old schoolboy, causing injuries including a fractured skull.

But she was let off, after experts claimed that crystal meth can actually improve people’s sharpness behind the wheel.

Dr Michael Robertson claimed that the powerful stimulant was capable of improving concentration, while Professor Jason Mark of the University of South Australia said that the drug could reduce fatigue.

And Judge Barry Beasley was seemingly convinced by their arguments, after deeming that the prosecution had failed to prove that crystal meth had negatively affected Leah’s driving.

‘I am positively satisfied that the accused was not so affected by methylamphetamine that she was incapable of effective control of her motor vehicle’, Judge Beasley said.

‘There was no evidence in the driving leading up to the collision of any overtly poor driving, veering acros the road, high speed or otherwise’.

But while Crystal Meth might not affect your driving (apparently) – it can still be responsible for psychosis, memory loss and dramatic changes in personality, so we strongly advise that you don’t dabble in it.