Campbeltown’s Justice of the Peace Court news
Provisional driver fined
A learner driver who drove without a qualified supervisor and without displaying ‘L’ plates has been fined. Victoria Deavy, of 19 Mill Street, Campbeltown, aged 25, also drove without insurance on Dalaruan Street, Campbeltown, on May 1 this year. JP Margaret McDowall fined Deavy £200 and imposed six penalty points.
Careless driver fined
A driver who caused another car to swerve to avoid a collision has been fined. Colin Leslie Oman, of Drumfin House, Castlehill, Campbeltown, aged 59, was travelling north on the A83, near Glenbarr, in a line of slow moving vehicles behind a tractor, on January 26 this year, when he attempted to overtake on a bend in the road. Procurator fiscal depute Eoin McGinty told the court that Oman told police officers, who had observed the manoeuvre and stopped him, that he was ‘just having a look’. ‘He admitted that perhaps on a bend was not the place to do it,’ added Mr McGinty. Mrs McDowall fined him £150 and endorsed his licence with four penalty points.
Careless crash driver fined
A Tarbert man who crashed his car and injured himself and his passenger has been fined. Thomas Mulholland, 28, of 51 Eastfield, Tarbert, pleaded guilty by letter to driving without due care and attention and without consideration for other road users after he crashed on June 17 this year. Mulholland, who had no previous convictions, had been travelling with one passenger on the A83, half a mile north of Tarbert, when he lost control going round a corner. His car skidded across the road and flipped onto its side. Mulholland suffered a broken rib and cuts in the incident while his passenger received a cut to the head which required stitches. Procurator fiscal depute Eoin McGinty said: ‘There weren’t any witnesses but the manner of his driving was certainly lower than would be expected given the crash that occurred.’ Mrs McDowall imposed a £250 fine and four penalty points.
Speeding motorist fined
A man who drove 20 miles per hour above the speed limit through a Kintyre village has been fined. John Jacob McNab, 23, of 30 Strathore Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, drove a van on the A83 through Muasdale at 60 miles per hour, in excess of the 40 miles per hour speed limit, on July 2 this year. Mrs McDowall fined him £150 and imposed three penalty points.