Opposition senator fined for speeding
Created: May 19, 2026 07:53 AM (Updated: May 19, 2026 08:37 AM)
One Bermuda Alliance senator Tarik Smith was fined $310 for speeding (File photograph by Blaire Simmons)
A One Bermuda Alliance senator was fined $310 for speeding when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Tarik Smith, 40, admitted speeding at 61km/h in Paget on March 8.
Smith ran as an OBA candidate in Warwick South East (Constituency 24) in the 2020 and 2025 General Elections and was appointed to the Senate in September 2025.
Magistrate Maria Sofianos ordered Smith to pay the fine in full yesterday and added six points to his driver’s licence.
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