…Hefty fines not enough says Arrive Alive head Sharlene Rampersad Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 . Sharon Inglefield Although hefty fines are imposed by local courts for driving under the influence of alcohol, Arrive Alive president Sharon Inglefield says fines alone are not enough to deter errant drivers. However, Inglefield said a recent push to…
TRINIDAD EXPRESS HEAD of the Neurological Surgery Department at the Port of Spain General Hospital, Dr Shastri Sookhai, was yesterday granted $10,000 bail when he appeared before a Port of Spain magistrate charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol. Sookhai appeared before Magistrate Marissa Gomez in the Sixth Magistrates’ Court charged with “attempting…
Tuesday 15, 2014 A TOTAL of $90,500 in fines were slapped on motorists charged for driving under the influence of alcohol over the weekend, among them a female accountant and a man who told a magistrate that cough syrup accelerated alcohol levels in his blood. Clyde Alleyne, 59, appeared before Magistrate Rehanna Hosein in the…
NEWSDAY Friday, April 25 2014 DRUNK drivers may have a way out to beat the breathalyser after a night out. Tow your car home, and, you can even sit in the driver’s seat while it is being towed. In a ruling handed down yesterday in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court, a man was freed on…
Published on Aug 22, 2016, 9:38 pm AST By Nikita Braxton-Benjamin A $15,000 fine was yesterday imposed on a labourer who was found driving while four times over the legal alcohol limit. Suraj Borilal, 28, who appeared before the court on a similar charge months ago, also had his driver’s permit forfeited for two years. On…
Drivers urge moderation in law banning alcohol Police, Arrive Alive welcome new bill Geisha Kowlessar Published: Thursday, April 23, 2015 Stephen Cadiz “I think it should be in moderation. If they ketch yuh with one bottle…what is dat,” was Richard Hernandez’s response to the proposed Motor Vehicle Bill which can result in a $5,000 fine…
By STACY MOORE Tuesday, July 14 2015 A MAN charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, told a magistrate that he was celebrating the news of the birth of his son when he was caught consuming alcohol and driving. Navindra Moonoo, 33, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Sherene Murray -Bailey in the San Fernando…
By Cecily Asson Tuesday, August 9 2016 HAVING chalked up his second drunk driving offence in the space of two months, a 23-year-old Rousillac labourer has promised to seek help after admitting to the court that he has a drinking problem. He was fined $4000 and disqualified from driving for one month when he appeared…
Tuesday, August 12 2014 A SAN FERNANDO magistrate yesterday handed down a total of $69,500 in fines for persons charged with drunk driving. Presiding magistrate, Rehanna Hosein, in the San Fernando Traffic Court, also disqualified a number of drivers yesterday who pleaded guilty to the charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. Among those…
Monday, April 13 2015 A MEMBER of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment has been arrested by police after he failed a breathalyser test yesterday after being involved in a vehicular accident which left several persons injured. According to a police report, the soldier was driving a marked TT Regiment vehicle in the company of an…
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