Marlon Jones, a 46-year-old resident of Lot 2 Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), has been fined and disqualified from driving for a year after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle along the Aberdeen Public Road on the Essequibo Coast on March 26 while his breath exceeded the legal limit of alcohol.
Charged under Section 39(A) (1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02, as amended by the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Amendment Act 17/2022, Jones appeared before Suddie Magistrate Tamieka Clarke on Tuesday and pleaded guilty as charged.
He has consequently been fined $200,000, with a default penalty of three months’ imprisonment if the fine is not paid; and he has been disqualified from driving and prohibited from obtaining a driver’s licence for a period of 12 months.
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