FROMTHECOURTS Cases heard in Reading and Slough Magistrates Court in recent weeks
ATWYFORDwoman has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 12 months after pleading guilty to drinking and driving.
Courtney Grimshaw, 29 and from Cheriton Avenue, was stopped by police on Kings Road, Reading on September 12 last year.
A test found that she had 95 microgrammes of alcohol in
100 millilitres of breath.
Shewas fined £415, and ordered to pay costs of £85 and £41 to victim services.
The driving banwill be reduced by three months on completion of a safe driving course.
AWOMAN from Shinfield has been fined £100 for being in possession of a class A drug.
Police stopped Angela Cox, 47 and fromWestall Street, on October 31, 2019, at an address in Reading.
Although Cox had originally pleaded not guilty, she changed her plea to guiltywhen she appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on December 15.
In addition to the fine, she must pay £150 costs and £32 to victim services.
A NORCOTmanwho has been convicted for a series of motoring offences has been given an eightweek suspended jail sentence.
SamirMustafa, 21 and from Stone Street, appeared before
Reading Magistrates Court on December 16, where he admitted failing to provide a blood specimen for testing.
Hewas stopped on the Winnersh Relief Road, Hatch Farm Way, and found to be drivingwhile disqualified, andwithout insurance.
All offences took place on November 13 last year.
Mustafa is also banned from driving for 48 months, and must pay £128 to victim services.
AN ARBORFIELD manwho failed to provide information relating to the driver of a car stopped by police has been given six penalty points on his licence.
Jack Scott Fisher, 25 and from Vallon Road, pleaded guilty to the offence, which took place in Dorchester on May 3 last year.
Hewas ordered to pay an £80 fine, £85 costs and £34 to victim services.
A GRAZELEYmanwho failed to provide a breath specimen to police has been given an eight-week suspended jail sentence.
David Hewitt, 50 and from
Manor Farm, was at Loddon Valley Police Station on September 25 when the offence took place.
In addition to the sentence, suspended for 12 months, Hewitt must pay £85 costs and £128 to victim services. His licencewill bewithdrawn for three years.
DRIVINGwhile over the limit has seen a Finchampstead man banned from getting behind thewheel for 18 months.
Jay Rock from Burnt Oak, 28, was stopped by police in Southampton Street, Reading on November 14 last year.
A breath test revealed that he had 71 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Rock’s banwill be reduced by 18weeks on completion of a safe driving course, and he must also pay £85 costs and £50 to victim services. Hewas also fined £500.
The casewas heard at Reading Magistrates Court on December 16, 2020.
AMAN from Lower Earley has been fined £522 and given six points on his licence after failing to provide policewith information to the owner of a carwhen required.
Christopher Hovell, from Maiden Place, pleaded guilty to the offence, which took place on February 1 last year in Reading.
The 33-year-oldwas also found to be in possession of a quantity of the class A drug cocaine on the same day, and for this hewas fined £185.
The drugwill be destroyed.
Hovell must also pay £85 costs and £52 to victim services.
His casewas heard at Reading Magistrates Court on December 17.
A SPENCERSWOOD manwho failed to provide a breath specimen has been banned from driving for two years.
Dharmesh Rashikant Patel, 38 and from Hyde End Road, was in custody at Loddon Valley Police station on November 10, 2018, when hewas requested to give the sample.
Although Patel had pleaded not guilty on November 28, 2018, he was found guilty on October 26, and given a community order on December 29.
Patel must also pay £775 costs and £85 to victim services. His ban will be reduced by 24weeks on completion of a safe driving course.
A SANDHURSTman has been banned from driving for three months after being stopped in Wokingham.
Philip Carter, 59 and fromYork Town Road, was driving along London Road on August 4 last year when police pulled him over.
Hewas drivingwhile disqualified andwithout insurance.
At a hearing on January 4, Reading Magistrates Court fined him £180, ordered him to pay costs £85 and £34 to victim services.