Taxi driver fined $150,000 for drunk driving

A taxi driver of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was on Tuesday charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Ameer Husain appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded guilty to the offence, and the court imposed a fine of $150,000. In default of payment, Husain will serve three months’ imprisonment.

Ameer Husain

The charge arose from an incident in which Husain was found operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.


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