This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.
The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule 5.8, as agreed by HMCTS and the Society of Editors and approved by the Lord Chancellor. Not all cases heard will appear on this round-up due to legal restrictions.
This article is published from official information issued by HM Courts and Tribunal Service and is covered by qualified privilege. Please note: names/details of convictions will not be removed from this article on the basis of the convicted individual or their families requesting such action.
Monday 7th February – Friday 11th February 2022
• Casey Baker, 19, of Peel Road in Gosport, pleaded guilty to breaching COVID regulations by gathering in a public place with more than 6 people He was fined £733 and ordered to pay £90 costs.
• David Miles, 33, of Cedar Drive in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to drink driving (96). He was banned from driving for 48 months, handed a 12-month community order and fined £120, as well as being ordered to pay £85 costs with a £95 surcharge.
• Jacob Williams, 28, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to drink driving (63). He was disqualified from driving for 17 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £34 surcharge.
• Kelvin Parker, 30, of Sandown Road in Bembridge, pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified, drink driving and using a motor vehicle without third party insurance. He was handed a 20 week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, banned from driving for 52 months and ordered to complete an alcohol treatment programme for 9 months with 20 rehabilitation days.He was also ordered to pay £85 costs.
• Thambo Pirapagara, 41, of Upton Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to drink driving (67). He was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £250, as well as being ordered to pay £85 costs and a £34 surcharge.
If (hypothetically) drink driving was legal. There would be zero crime on the island this week ?
The same can not be said for crime on the mainland.
Except you forgot to take into account crimes that are not found out/reported, and of course the mainland has millions of people living on it. How many drugs have been consumed this week in the Prison we don’t know about? How many phones have been smuggled? Out of sight out of mind I suppose.
Mr Baker should have his fine repealed considering what’s been going on in Downing Street. I am assuming he was partying too?
Totally agree.Mr Baker must be feeling a great sense of injustice.He might feel a tad better if Boris gets a whopping great fine. Pigs might fly too….
I am assuming Mr Baker is not in the financial position considering his age, but I could be wrong, at a time when the cost of living ect has risen making this fine harder to pay. Johnson could pay this fine 1000 fold. He was apart of a club that used to apparently burn 50 pound notes in front of homeless people for a laugh and pay on the spot fines for trashing the hired venues. Squash this until we can hold our leaders accountable in a way that will hurt them like this will hurt this young chap. He shouldn’t of partied, but the hypocrisy is a bigger danger of the justice system/leadership.
How many drivers on the Island are under the influence of alcohol
Not enough, it takes the edge off the day.