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Message: [QUOTE="Jason Simmons, post: 3679462, member: 8275"] How long is a piece of string? Usually when we take bloods, the offender isn’t charged until the certificate comes back, unless the indicia is so great they are clearly under the influence. With drugs, an opinion from a forensic medical officer will be required, which will be based on a few factors - the level of drugs in his system, body mass, time since taking them and so on. As I mentioned earlier the approximate turn around time for these certificates is about 5 weeks in my experience - drugs take a little longer than just alcohol. Then the investigators will be talking to the other parties involved, they may arrange for some mechanical / digital examinations of his vehicle (particularly if they are looking at Dangerous Op) to rule out mechanical failure and of course will be looking for any dash-cam footage or CCTV they can grab. Add all that up and it may be a few weeks / months before we see any action on this matter, or it could be next week/s for all I know, just depends on the specifics of the matter. Then there is the court process which again depends on what he is charged with. If it is Dangerous Op of a motor vehicle whilst adversely affected, that matter has to be heard in the District Court, which means this process could take years to resolve, similar to Payne Haas’s mother’s matters… A lesser charge dealt with in the Magistrates court, if it were to go to trial? Could be early 2025, however any early plea of guilt could see that timeline reduced considerably, often even at the first mention… Only time will tell. [/QUOTE]

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