A mainland man who was stopped by Police after a member of the public witnessed him driving the wrong way along a main road will learn his fate next month.
Lawrence Kuria, 31, Wykeham Road in Reading, admitted a single charge of failing to provide a specimen for analysis when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier this week (Tuesday).
Prosecutor Lauren McConnell told the court that at around 22:30 on 15th August, a member of the public witnessed a Toyota Yaris being driven the wrong way along Esplanade in Ryde with no lights on.
The witness tried to attract the attention of the driver, but he didn’t see them.
Fearing a crash, the member of the public alerted a nearby on-patrol Police officer, who subsequently pulled Kuria over. At the roadside, it was noted that his speech was slurred and he struggled to take the keys out of the ignition.
A roadside breath test was conducted, but officers noticed that Kuria was sucking in rather than blowing out. At Newport Police Station, only 1 sample of blood was provided, with Kuria failing when asked to provide a second sample.
Defending Kuria, who is of previous good character, Nick Muir told the court that his client deserved full credit for his guilty plea and that it was not a deliberate refusal to provide a sample, stating that Kuria was instead ‘anxious’ about the whole process.
The case was adjourned for sentencing on 28th October, with a pre-sentence report to be compiled. Due to Kuria’s home address, the case was transferred to Reading Magistrates Court.
It’s about time the authorities on the island done
something about cyclists cycling the wrong way down
roads.
If I had a £1 everytime I saw a cyclist coming towards
me along Sandown or Seaview esplanade I would be rich.
uh! an article about an awful motorist and you have make it about cycling! very boring! .. very!