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Roadside drug test (archive photo) A MOTORIST who had a ‘blip’ was caught drug driving on the A590. Steven Thomas Purcell was stopped by police on the road, South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court heard. The court was told that officers carried out a check of the defendant’s car and found he also had no insurance. He also tested positive for cocaine during the incident. The defendant, 41, pleaded guilty to both charges when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court. Prosecutor Lee Dacre said: “On October 4 at 9.40pm police were travelling eastbound on the A590 towards Barrow when they conducted a check on a Nissan Primera that showed no insurance.