Linden traffic violators fined

Several Lindeners who appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday were fined for committing traffic violations.
Cleveland Thomas, 28, of Lot 99 E Green Valley, Wismar, Linden, was fined $40,000 for two traffic violations. Thomas had faced charges of failure to produce a driver’s licence and failure to submit to a breathalyser test on August 25, while at Burnham Drive, Wismar. At the time he was the driver of motor vehicle PMM 8703. On Wednesday, a Police witness gave evidence against him and the prosecution closed its case. Given the option to provide a sworn statement, unsworn statement or stay silent, Thomas opted to give an unsworn statement refuting the charges against him. He was found guilty of failure to submit to a breathalyser test and failure to produce a driver’s licence and as such was fined $20,000 for each violation.
Meanwhile, Hansel Murray, 43, of Lot 909 Phase 1-B, Wisroc, Wismar was found guilty of two traffic violations and ordered to pay a fine of $20,000. The father of five was accused of being an untidy hire car driver and misconduct. According to the prosecution’s case, on July 23, 2018, while on the Amelia’s Ward public road, he drove motor vehicle HC 9290 clad in slippers and spoke to the Traffic Police that stopped him in a very loud tone. Asked by the Magistrate why the court should not impose the maximum penalty, Murray said he is a father of five school-aged children and is very sorry for his actions. Magistrate Nurse told the traffic offender to take such things into considerations before acting irrationally on the road.
Additionally, Rayon Lewis who was a no show at court on Wednesday was fined $7500 with an alternative of one-week imprisonment for driving under the influence of alcohol. The court heard that Lewis on August 20 on the Washer Pond road, drove motor vehicle PLL 9553 while his breath alcohol level was 41 micrograms which is above the legal limit.