Tag: Drunk Driving
Weekend Arrests: 16 For Warrants, Drunk Driving
Over this past weekend [May 18/19], police officers arrested five people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. Officers also arrested 11 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.Related PostsBermuda Woman... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 36 People For DUI, Warrants
Over this past weekend, police officers arrested six people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. “Officers also arrested 30 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island,” a police spokesperson said.Related... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 22 People For Warrants & DUI
Over this past weekend, police officers arrested five people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. Officers also arrested 17 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.Related PostsBermuda Woman Fined For... Read more of this article
Driver Crashes Into Railing, Arrested For DUI
A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after crashing into a roadside railing on Harrington Sound Road early Saturday morning. A police spokesperson said, “Around 12:30am on Saturday, May 4th police officers attended a reported single vehicle collision along Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton parish near the junction... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 17 For Warrants, Drunk Driving
Over this past weekend [Apr 27/28], police officers arrested eight people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. Officers also arrested nine people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island. One of the people arrested... Read more of this article
Fines For DUI Offences, No Licence Suspension
After pleading guilty in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 26], 41-year-old Joseh Rupcic was fined $1,500 for having care and control of a motorcycle whilst impaired, however was allowed to keep his licence. Yesterday 48-year-old Paget resident Antonio Duke pleaded guilty to driving whilst impaired and was fined $1500 however was also allowed to... Read more of this article
Attorney General: We Will Amend The DUI Law
[Updated with video] Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mark Pettingill today [Apr 24] said he concurred with the Magistrate who stated that a “blunder” resulted in driving disqualifications no longer being mandatory for drunk driving convictions, and said they plan to amend the law. Yesterday Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo said... Read more of this article
“Blunder” Allows Man To Keep Driving Privileges
A 24-year-old Paget resident received a $1,500 fine but was allowed to keep his driving licence after he was allowed to re-plead to charges of driving whilst impaired and refusing to take the alco-analyser test. Magistrate Khomisi Tokunbo said there had been a legal blunder and that disqualifications were no longer mandatory for convictions for driving... Read more of this article
Weekend Arrests: 17 For Warrants, Drunk Driving
Over this past weekend [Apr 20/21], police officers arrested four people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. One of them was a 23-year-old Pembroke man who was stopped by police at 3:45am on Sunday after police officers saw him riding erratically along South Road in Paget. Officers also arrested... Read more of this article
Sobriety Checkpoint Info Session This Evening
CADA will hold a second Community Information Session this evening [Apr 18] on the topic of Sobriety Checkpoints, to discuss how these Checkpoints work and the results they can achieve. CADA Chairman Anthony Santucci said, “One of the objectives of this year’s Alcohol Awareness Month is to educate the community about Sobriety Checkpoints, what they... Read more of this article
