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Police spoke to Taylor who appeared disorientated and was not making sense.
She was scratching and rubbing her face while police spoke to her and was vague and sluggish to respond.
She was swaying as if unbalanced and had pinpointed pupils.
She returned a negative breath test and was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.
Taylor was taken to the hospital for blood to be taken however attempts to extract blood were unsuccessful due to heavy scarring on her veins from extensive needle use.
When questioned about when she last used an illegal drug, she said she was on the methadone program and had not used any other drugs.
The court was told Woodward had major and minor driving offences within the past five years.
Defence lawyer Cassandra Ditchfield said the drugs were detected days after he had used them and he was not affected at the time.
âHe was actually coming home from work,â Ms Ditchfield said.
She said the knife police located on January 2 this year was found in his belt and heâd forgotten heâd had it.
She said her client was a concreter looking for work.
Woodward was fined $800 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
He was warned to get rid of his car and not be tempted to drive.
She said Salam told police he was unaware his car was unregistered.
Defence lawyer Lauren Townsend said her client, a 50-year-old tour guide, had plans to move to Townsville when his matters were finalised.
Salam was fined $600 and disqualified from driving for one month.
In 2018, Salam received a total of six months’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for 18 months, and was disqualified for 12 months for driving without due care and attention and for failing to remain at a road incident.
Scott “Moses” Bradley was walking home from his 24th birthday celebrations at Mossman on September 3, 2016, when he was struck by Salam’s 1996 Ford Falcon on Junction St.