Drivers fined.Two drivers travelled south to appear before magistrates over motoring offences. Michael Tobin, 40, of Bo'ness, Scotland, admitted careless careless adj., adv. 1) negligent. 2) the opposite of careful. A careless act can result in liability for damages to others. (See: negligent, negligence, care) driving on the A1 at Morpeth on May 14. Bedlington magistrates heard how he caused an accident in which other road users were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. when he did a U-turn. Tobin was fined pounds 300, with pounds 45 costs, and his licence was endorsed with seven penalty points. Magistrates declined to disqualify To deprive of eligibility or render unfit; to disable or incapacitate. To be disqualified is to be stripped of legal capacity. A wife would be disqualified as a juror in her husband's trial for murder due to the nature of their relationship. him under the totting-up procedure after hearing how his job as a shotblaster depended on him driving. Colin Crawford, 48, of Glasgow, was fined pounds 170 for speeding on the A696. He was banned for six months under the totting-up procedure. |
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