Magistrate gets tough on repeated traffic offenders

Kapila Somaratne Panadura group corr

Panadura Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake said no sympathy will be shown to errant drivers who repeated the offences of driving motor vehicles under the influence of liquor.

The Magistrate sentenced a three-wheeler driver to two months imprisonment and suspended his driving licence for six months.

The driver H. Sugath Fernando of Walana, Panadura was produced before Court by Panadura North Traffic Police with a charge sheet.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a three-wheeler on the Galle Road whilst under the influence of liquor.

In a previous occasion, he was fined Rs. 7,500 by the Magistrate, Police told Court.