remains to be seen if Kenneth Steede of Ireland Island can stay away from motor vehicles that long. The 27-year-old has managed to rack up the 10-ban by repeatedly ignoring his court sentences. Steede has even served time in prison for his traffic offences.

He pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court this week to driving an uninsured, unlicensed vehicle, and driving while disqualified. He denied a fourth charge of driving in a dangerous manner.

Police Insp. Peter Duffy, prosecuting, told the court that the charges stemmed from an accident which occurred on September 11 on Pender Road, Sandys. Steede was unable to stand during his hearing because of leg injuries sustained in that accident.

He narrowly missed going back to prison when Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis gave him a suspended six-month jail term, fined him $800 and tacked on another two years to his lengthening suspension.

"I don't like to send anyone to jail for a traffic offence,'' said Mr.

Francis, "But if you are caught again, you will go to prison.'' Steede will be tried next month on the remaining charge of dangerous driving.

SHOULD HAVE WAITED ONE DAY CTS Should have waited one day Danny Simpson decided to break his driving ban only three weeks before he was due to return to the roads, legally. But Simpson, 38, of Fisherman's Hill, Hamilton Parish, made the mistake of getting caught and found himself disqualified again. To make matters worse he had also been drinking alcohol.

Insp. Duffy said that Simpson's last ban for driving while impaired was about to end today, which meant he could have be driving legally tomorrow.

Insp. Duffy said: "Police saw a private car on Kindley Field Road, in St.

George's, being driven in an erratic manner. It crossed the centre line on several occasions. Police stopped the car and found Mr. Simpson unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, his breath smelled of alcohol and his eyes were glazed.'' He gave two samples which were both found to be positive. Simpson said he was an alcoholic but he was undergoing treatment. He was fined a total of $800 and disqualified for three years.

HIGH SPEED CHASE COST $1,000 CTS High speed chase cost $1,000 A 19-year-old Pembroke youth who led Police on a high speed chase through the streets of Hamilton appeared in court telling Mr. Francis: "I didn't know what I was doing''. Anthony William Brown of Northlands Lane pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving, driving while intoxicated and possession of cannabis.

Insp. Duffy told the court that Brown was spotted by Police on June 15 failing to come to a full stop at the end of Laffan Street. The officers followed him onto Angle Street, turning on their warning lights and signalling him to pull over.

Instead of stopping, Brown accelerated sped off. The chase that followed covered Brunswick, Elliot, Dundonald, Princess, Union, and Angle Streets -- at speeds of more than 60 kph. Additional Police units were called in during the pursuit to assist.

Insp. Duffy said that Brown finally came to a stop when he lost control of his cycle on Middle Town Drive. Brown submitted to an alco-analyser test at the Hamilton Police Station which revealed a blood alcohol level of 200 milligrams per 100 millilitres.

While waiting for the results the alcohol test, Brown accidentally dropped an envelope containing plant material, which was later found to be .28 grams of cannabis.

Mr. Francis told the teenager: "I'm not at all surprised you didn't realise what you were doing with that amount of alcohol in your system.'' Brown was fined a total of $1,000 and disqualified from driving all motorised vehicles for 12 months.

NO WINE COOLERS IN THE PARK CTS No wine coolers in the park A sip from the wrong bottle in Par-la-Ville Park landed a Devonshire woman in court. Rachael L. Sousa, of Devon Heights, pleaded guilty to drinking alcohol in a public place -- with an explanation.

The charges drew a number of giggles from the gallery when Police Sgt. Peter Giles, prosecuting, said that the offending beverage was a wine cooler.

Sousa told Mr. Francis she had just gotten off work at the time of the offence, and had gone to the park to meet her boyfriend. The 19-year-old said she mistook the wine cooler her boyfriend had brought with him for a bottle of mineral water.

"I usually drink Mystic brand water,'' Sousa told Mr. Francis, "And the bottles look very similar.'' After a couple of sips, Sousa said she realised what it was.

Sgt. Giles told the court that while this was considered a "very minor offence'', drinking liquor in public is forbidden, and Police were obligated to uphold the law.

Mr. Francis gave Sousa a conditional discharge.