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Driver Convicted For Careless Driving

Nov 11, 2009, 1:05 PM | Article By: Abdoulie Nyockeh

Following his admission to the facts of careless driving as narrated by the police prosecutor 1269 Colley, one Alpha Barry was on Monday 9th November 2009 convicted and sentenced to a fine of D1000 in default to serve five months in prison.

According to the facts , the incident happened on Saturday, 17th October 2009 at the Brikama Forest Park along the Trans-Gambia Highway.

Prosecutor Colley narrated that, the convict who was driving a motor vehicle with registration number BJL 9689C lost control of the brakes and consequently hit two other vehicles which were driven by Ebrima Tamedou and Babucarr Saidy-Bah respectively.

The case was presided over by Magistrate E. Amadi of the Brikama Magistrates' Court.