Three Drivers Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Careless Driving
Three motorists are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to careless driving in separate incidents.
In the first case, a woman admitted to the offense following a January crash on Utility Drive. Police said she struck another vehicle while overtaking. The court will deliver its ruling on November 20.
A second matter involves a young woman who collided with a vehicle on the Sir Sydney Walling Highway last December after failing to see oncoming traffic. Her sentencing is set for November 12, pending an insurance report.
In the third case, a male driver initially denied wrongdoing in a November 2024 collision with a Mack truck at the junction of St. John’s and Cross Streets. He later admitted fault, telling the court, “I should have been more careful.” His matter was adjourned to November 6 for the complainant to provide details of the damage.
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Its like a national requirement to drive like a total c*nt. People are comfortable doing crap on the road because there is no one to hold them accountable in the moment unless its an accident.
Problem with drivers is that it’s all about me, me, me, me, and guess who else….meeeeeeee!!
As long as I get where I have to go I don’t give a shit about you. Regardless of enforcement or not, I shouldn’t only drive responsibly because police are patrolling. I should drive responsibly because it’s the RIGHT THING TO DO!!
It’s high time that getting tickets and other traffic offenses start being reflected on your license record and make it impact their insurance rates. Maybe when their pocket books are affected that they will start to get the point.
WHAT THE HELL…! …GUILTY PLEAS-SEPTEMBER-2025: …NOVEMBER -2025 SENTENCING
GROSS LAZINESS OR WHAT…? MAGISTRATES DO NOT ADJUDICATE IN ‘…GUILTY PLEAS.’
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NO CHALLENGE: …PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE: ..PROSECUTORIAL EXPERIENCE
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TIME FOR SOME DARN JUDICIAL OFFICERS LEAVE, THE DARN ‘…MAGISTRACY.’
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From professional ‘…POLICE PROSECUTORIAL DUTIES:’ before then:
(i) ‘…CHIEF MAGISTRATE, HIS WORSHIP, KENNETH BEJAMIN: (Judge)
(ii) …CHIEF MAGISTRATE, HIS WORSHIP, COSBERT CUMBERBATCH:
(iii) …HER WORSHIP, CLAIRE HENRY-WASON: (Judge)
(iv) …CHIEF MAGISTRATE, HER WORSHIP, MAUREEN PAYNE-HYMAN:
(v) …HER WORSHIP OLA-MAE EDWARDS: (Judge)
(vi) …HIS WORSHIP SEPTIMUS RHUDD:
(vii) …HIS WORSHIP, MURIO DUCILLE: and
(vii) …HIS WORSHIP, ASQUITH RIVIERE.’
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AWARENESS
HAVE SOME AWARENESS OF ‘…FORMER CHIEF MAGISTRATE, JOANNE WALSH.’
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THESE WELL LEARNED, AND ‘…CLEARLY NOT WASTING TIME, MAGISTRATES,’ KNEW THAT ‘…GUILTY PLEAS’ ARE THE ‘…EASIEST’ PART OF ANY MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS:
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WHY
THERE IS NO TRIAL: by
(a) ‘… CALLING OF WITNESSES TO GIVE EVIDENCE IN CHIEF:
(b) …NO CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESS BY DEFENCE ATTORNEY:
(c) …NO RE-EXAMINATION OF WITNESS BY PROSECUTION:
(c) …NO CALLING ON DEFENDANT TO GIVE EVIDENCE ON HIS BEHALF: nor
(d) …CALLING ON HIS WITNESS, IF ANY, TO GIVE EVIDENCE ON HIS BEHALF.’
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DARN EASY -15 MINUTES:
(i) ‘…POLICE PROSECUTOR GIVES BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE:
(ii) …PRESENTS MAGISTRATE WITH ANTECEDENTS- PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS (if any):
(iii) …MAGISTRATE ALLOWING DEFENCE ATTORNEY TO OFFER ‘…PLEA IN MITIGATION.’
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PRESIDING MAGISTRATE LOOKS: at
(a) ‘…GRAVITY OF OFFENCE:
(b) …FACTS PRESENTED:(Since no ‘…OATH-sworn testimony, ‘NOT’ called Evidence):
(c) …DEMEANOR AND REMORSEFULNESS (CRYING-SAYING SORRY) by the ‘DEFENDANT:
THEN:
(d) …DELIVER APPROPRIATE SENTENCE.’
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FOR SOME NON-VEHICULAR TRAFFIC OFFENCES, SUCH AS ‘…DISCHARGING FIREARM,’ HELL WORK.’
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THERE IS NOT NOW:
(a) ‘…THE IMPOSITION OF A FINE: but
(b) …A ‘…MANDATORY CUSTODIAL SENTENCE:
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WOE BEYOND TO, AND ‘…EMPATHY TO ‘…SERGEANT KARIM WARNER.’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
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BE CAREFUL.
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