3 drivers fined $700,000 for drunk driving; licence suspended

Three residents of Region One (Barima–Waini) have been fined for driving with blood alcohol levels exceeding the legal limit.
Ricardo Boyer, Clive Henry, and Murphy Samuels appeared at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, before Magistrate Clive Nurse, where the charges under Section 39A(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02, were read to them.
Boyer pleaded guilty to two counts of driving under the influence. He was fined $200,000 for the first count and $300,000 for the second. In both cases, he faces imprisonment of three and four months, respectively, if he defaults on payment. Additionally, his driver’s licence has been suspended for six months.
Henry and Samuels also pleaded guilty to the offence and were each fined $200,000 or face three months’ imprisonment if they fail to pay the fine.