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23-Nov-12, 08:44
Lifeboatman thrown driving lifeline
A COURT responded to a plea from a solicitor on the importance of an accused licence for his work and his part-time role as a lifeboatman.
Instead, the Wick Justice of the Peace Court, yesterday endorsed Lee Mackay’s licence with five penalty points and fined him £270.
Mackay, 22, admitted a charge of careless driving, his first-ever offence.
David Barclay described how the 22-year-old pulled out at a unwise place on the A9, at Castlehill, Dunbeath, on September 6, to ascertain whether it was safe to overtake .
His car collided with an oncoming vehicle. Mr Barclay added that it had been “a misjudgement” on Mackay’s part rather than anything more serious.
Appealing for a non-disqualification sentence, solicitor Fiona Macdonald submitted a letter of support for Mackay as a crew-member on the local lifeboat. The accused, who lives at 7 Holborn Place, had, in anticipation of a ban, switched to part-time working in his job but wished to return to full-time hours.
She asked the court to load the penalties toward a fine rather than a ban. Mackay, had readily accepted responsibility for the accident and had expressed remorse.
Rowdy given chance
Graeme Munro shouted and swore at police in the early hours and was arrested after ignoring a warning.
Munro of 10 Mount Pleasant Road, Thurso, admitted abusive behaviour and had sentence deferred for six months, to allow him to demonstrate he could behave.
The offence occurred in Sir George’s Street, Thurso, on July 29.
The court was told that despite an appearance at the town’s sheriff court earlier this year, Munro, 41, had not been able to handle his drinking but had stopped taking alcohol since the latter offence and was hoping the positive step would put an end to his difficulties.
“He is not your typical drunk and disorderly type of person” stressed solicitor Eric Bejal.
Accused resented noisy moped
Colin Grant took exception to the noise created by a teenage paperboy’s moped means of delivery - and told him so.
Grant, 22, admitted threatening or abusive behaviour, and was fined £120.
It was stated that there were exchanges between the two, resulting in Grant, of 82 Nicolson Street, Wick shouting and swearing at the 16-year-old, in the street, on July 17. The moped fell over during the disturbance.
Remark sparked assault
AN exchange of words outside a Wick shop resulted in a head-butting assault.
The assailant, David Gammie, 29, pleaded guilty and also admitted an additional charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice by running away.
The court was told the victim, Jason Crompton, claimed that Gammie had made a remark about the former’s sister inside the shop, in Wellington Street, Wick, on September 30, and it triggered a confrontation, outside. The accused had head-butted Mr Crompton, once, and the pair were rolling about on the ground when the police arrived.
Gammie, of 15 Ackergill Crescent, Wick, took to his heels but was captured. He was fined £300.
Phone fine
A LEVEN visitor to Wick took an unhappy memory of the town home with him...he was caught using a mobile phone while driving.
Vincent Groarke 53, admitted the offence and was fined £150.
Groarke of 1a Forth View Kennoway, Leven was spotted by police driving his van in George Street, Wick, on June 28.
The court was told that the accused’s case was taken to court after he failed to avail himself of two chances to pay a fixed penalty.
A COURT responded to a plea from a solicitor on the importance of an accused licence for his work and his part-time role as a lifeboatman.
Instead, the Wick Justice of the Peace Court, yesterday endorsed Lee Mackay’s licence with five penalty points and fined him £270.
Mackay, 22, admitted a charge of careless driving, his first-ever offence.
David Barclay described how the 22-year-old pulled out at a unwise place on the A9, at Castlehill, Dunbeath, on September 6, to ascertain whether it was safe to overtake .
His car collided with an oncoming vehicle. Mr Barclay added that it had been “a misjudgement” on Mackay’s part rather than anything more serious.
Appealing for a non-disqualification sentence, solicitor Fiona Macdonald submitted a letter of support for Mackay as a crew-member on the local lifeboat. The accused, who lives at 7 Holborn Place, had, in anticipation of a ban, switched to part-time working in his job but wished to return to full-time hours.
She asked the court to load the penalties toward a fine rather than a ban. Mackay, had readily accepted responsibility for the accident and had expressed remorse.
Rowdy given chance
Graeme Munro shouted and swore at police in the early hours and was arrested after ignoring a warning.
Munro of 10 Mount Pleasant Road, Thurso, admitted abusive behaviour and had sentence deferred for six months, to allow him to demonstrate he could behave.
The offence occurred in Sir George’s Street, Thurso, on July 29.
The court was told that despite an appearance at the town’s sheriff court earlier this year, Munro, 41, had not been able to handle his drinking but had stopped taking alcohol since the latter offence and was hoping the positive step would put an end to his difficulties.
“He is not your typical drunk and disorderly type of person” stressed solicitor Eric Bejal.
Accused resented noisy moped
Colin Grant took exception to the noise created by a teenage paperboy’s moped means of delivery - and told him so.
Grant, 22, admitted threatening or abusive behaviour, and was fined £120.
It was stated that there were exchanges between the two, resulting in Grant, of 82 Nicolson Street, Wick shouting and swearing at the 16-year-old, in the street, on July 17. The moped fell over during the disturbance.
Remark sparked assault
AN exchange of words outside a Wick shop resulted in a head-butting assault.
The assailant, David Gammie, 29, pleaded guilty and also admitted an additional charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice by running away.
The court was told the victim, Jason Crompton, claimed that Gammie had made a remark about the former’s sister inside the shop, in Wellington Street, Wick, on September 30, and it triggered a confrontation, outside. The accused had head-butted Mr Crompton, once, and the pair were rolling about on the ground when the police arrived.
Gammie, of 15 Ackergill Crescent, Wick, took to his heels but was captured. He was fined £300.
Phone fine
A LEVEN visitor to Wick took an unhappy memory of the town home with him...he was caught using a mobile phone while driving.
Vincent Groarke 53, admitted the offence and was fined £150.
Groarke of 1a Forth View Kennoway, Leven was spotted by police driving his van in George Street, Wick, on June 28.
The court was told that the accused’s case was taken to court after he failed to avail himself of two chances to pay a fixed penalty.