A man who was involved in a car crash and was found with more than £3,000 of drugs has been ordered to stop drinking.

Benjamin Michael Grundy, 31, of Gillibrand Street, Darwen, was searched by police when his Audi crashed on Kings Bridge Street, Blackburn.

Police found Grundy to be intoxicated, and when they searched his car, found 1106 cartridges of diazepam, 100 of tramadol, and a small bag of cannabis, Preston Crown Court was told.

James Priestley, prosecuting, said after the police had also searched Grundy's house, the amount of tramadol was estimated at £300, and the amount of diazepam were estimated around £3,330.

Mitigating for the defendant, Satpal Roth, said: "He has no doubt or resolution at what the consequence may be.

"He has been smoking cannabis and taking drugs since he was 15 years old, but he has a desire to change.

"He says that his dependency on alcohol is the issue, not the drugs."

Grundy has 13 previous convictions, including eight for drugs and possession and intent to supply cannabis, last in 2019.

He also currently receives £666 a month on Universal Credit.

Grundy pleaded guilty to possessing class B drugs and possession and intent to supply class C drugs.

Sentencing Gundy, Judge Heather Lloyd said: "You were well aware of the difficulties you could fall into when you participated in drug taking.

"You had a large quantity of drugs, you claimed they were prescribed to you but you knew they were not. You knew it was all absolute rubbish.

"It was clear you had been dealing the drugs when police found messages of advertising them on your mobile phone.

"You could have admitted your guilt when you were arrested, but you replied 'No comment' and had an initial plea of not guilty. It is good you changed your plea to guilty, but it was far too late."

Grundy received a 15 months sentence, suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to attend 20 days of rehabilitation work, and conduct 120 days of alcohol abstinence.