3 Essequibo Coast drivers fined $600,000 for drunk driving offences

Three Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) men have been fined after appearing before the court on charges of driving with breath alcohol levels exceeding the legal limit. Bhoopaul Roy, a 43-year-old hire car driver of Golden Fleece, was charged with the offence committed on March 21, along the Suddie Public Road.

The charge was instituted under Section 39A (1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02, as amended. The matter was heard on Friday at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir. Roy changed his plea from not guilty to guilty and was fined $200,000. He will serve six months imprisonment if he fails to pay the fine. In a separate matter, Peter Dyal, a 64-year-old shopkeeper of Hampton Court, was also charged with the same offence, which occurred on April 5, on the Suddie Public Road. He appeared before the same court on Friday, where he pleaded guilty. He was fined $200,000, with a default sentence of six months imprisonment. Meanwhile, Ganesh Nohar, a 47-year-old hire car driver of Golden Fleece, faced a similar charge for an offence committed on April 15, along the Golden Fleece Public Road. He also appeared before Magistrate Mohabir on Friday, pleaded guilty and was fined $200,000. Failure to pay the fine will result in six months imprisonment.