Magistrate Archibald Warner handing out $2,150 in fines to three men all separately charged with driving while impaired.

Clinton Outterbridge, of Rambling Lane, Pembroke, was the first to appear.

The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to impaired driving in early March, following an accident in which he hit a pedestrian with his motorcycle.

When Police arrived at the scene of the accident, the victim was resting in the middle of North Shore Road and appeared to have a cut on the shin of his left leg. Officers reported that Outterbridge smelled heavily of intoxicants and his eyes were glazed. When asked if he had been drinking he said: "I had a couple of Guinnesses, but I've been asleep ever since then.'' The court heard that the victim's leg was broken during the accident and required four operations to set and repair the damage. Outterbridge told the court that he felt very bad about the accident. Mr. Warner fined him $400 and disqualified him from all vehicles for 12 months.

Matthew Patrick O'Sullivan, 28, was fined $1,150 for impaired driving in April and an additional charge of speeding at 59 kilometres and two charges of not having a licence to drive a motorcar.

The Privateer Lane, Warwick man was almost involved in a head-on collision with a Police car when he drove on the wrong side of Richmond Road.

Officers were forced to swerve to avoid the collision while O'Sullivan's car came to a stop on Church Street.

O'Sullivan was unsteady on his feet and his breath smelled strongly of intoxicants. He told officers that he had consumed several drinks and was sorry.

The officers discovered that O'Sullivan did not have a licence to drive a motorcar and had failed to appear in court in July to answer the charges of speeding and not having a licence for a car. O'Sullivan was fined a total of $1,150 and disqualified from all vehicles for 12 months.

Walter Settimi, of Rock Gardens Lane, was fined $600 and disqualified from driving all vehicles for a year for drink driving in April also. Officers were stationary on Crow Lane when they saw Settimi swerving on his motorcycle. He narrowly missed hitting the centre poles before being stopped opposite Crow Lane Bakery.

Officers said Settimi smelled of intoxicants and his speech was slurred.

When asked if he had been drinking, he said he had drunk four beers and asked officers why they were doing this to him.

When Mr. Warner asked him if he had anything to say for himself, he apologised to the arresting officers for his behaviour.

Mr. Warner fined him and disqualified him from all vehicles for 12 months. He told Settimi that these were standard fines.