Donald Bradford, a 55-year-old resident of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden who was involved in an accident on the Burnham Drive Public Road, Linden on 2023-02-28 with motorcar PRR 3963 while under the influence of alcohol, was on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 charged with the offence and subsequently had his driver’s licence permanently suspended.
The police in a statement yesterday said that Bradford’s breath alcohol level read 112 and 101 micrograms at the time of the accident. He appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune who read the charge to him.
The 55-year-old man pleaded guilty and was fined $100,000 or six months imprisonment. His driver’s licence was also permanently suspended.
The police said that Bradford is no stranger to the law when it comes to drinking and driving.
His licence was permanently suspended in 2019. However, Bradford on February 22, 2023 managed to falsely obtain a new driver’s licence from the Guyana Revenue Authority after he reported that he had misplaced his licence.
Bradford was charged on April 10, 2017 for driving under the influence, and he was fined $7,500.
In February 2019, Bradford was charged with the same offence for the second time, and he was fined $7,500 and his licence was suspended for three months.
However, during April 2019, Bradford was once again charged for driving under the influence and operating a motor vehicle while his licence was suspended. He was fined $7,500, his licence was suspended permanently and he was sentenced to three months in prison.
