A DRUG-driver crashed into a house and pergola, causing $9000 worth of damage, a court has heard.

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David McRitchie pleaded guilty to drug-driving and failing to have proper control of a motor vehicle when he appeared before Mildura Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

McRitchie said he had lost control due to having a "microsleep" when he mounted a kerb and drove thro...