Cookstown woman given six-month ban for failing to give police information on driver of car detected speeding
A Cookstown woman has been given a six-month driving ban for failing to give police information on a driver of a car that was detected speeding
A COOKSTOWN motorist was fined a total of £450 with a £15 offender’s levy and disqualified from driving for six months at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Friday on two counts of failing to give information to police about the identity of a driver.
The court heard the charges arose out of speed detections on the Cookstown dual carriageway on February 25 and March 14.
Fifty-eight-year-old Paula Creighton, of Fairhill Road, who did not attend court, had two speeding charges against her adjourned to November 20.
Prosecuting counsel said on February 25 at 1.22pm on the dual carriageway, Cookstown, a vehicle was detected travelling at 72mph, 12 in excess of the limit.
The lawyer said two notices were issued to the defendant but there was no response.
In the incident of March 14 at 1.25pm on the dual carriageway, a vehicle was detected doing 73mph, 13 in excess of the limit.
Counsel said notices were sent to the defendant but there was no response.