A 42-year-old man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Helena #1, Mahaica, on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
Charged is Donovan Grant.
Charged: Donovan Grant
Reports are that the incident took place on Wednesday evening and Grant was arrested after being stopped by Police.
According to Police reports, Grant was found to have a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 53 per cent during both the first and second readings of the breathalyser test. Police said this is significantly higher than the legal limit.
Grant, who resides at Strath Campbell in Mahaicony, ECD, was charged and appeared at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The court appearance follows the stricter enforcement of drunk driving laws in Guyana, as authorities aim to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents on the country’s roads.
Police have said that driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious offence that puts not only the driver, but also other road users, at risk. As such, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had made it clear that anyone caught driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Only a few days ago two men who were allegedly caught driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, in separate incidents, were charged.
Anandjeet Pokhan, a 25-year-old resident of Hope West Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was stopped by Police along the Success Railway Embankment, ECD, after his vehicle was observed swerving on the road.
Police said that upon administering a breathalyser test, an officer of the Guyana Police Force found Pokhan’s blood alcohol content (BAC) to be 71% during the first reading, and 69% during the second reading.
Pokhan was subsequently charged and processed to attend the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court on April 5. In a separate incident, Dave Narinedai, a 38-year-old resident of Annandale Railway Embankment, ECD, was also charged with DUI after he was stopped by Police on the La Bonne Intention Railway Embankment, ECD, for driving erratically.
Narinedai’s BAC, Police said, was found to be 98 per cent during both the first and second readings. He too was charged and processed to attend the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court on April 5. (G9)
