magistrate heard he had a huge medical bill.

Theodore Davis, 18, of West Park Lane, Pembroke, was partially paralysed after an accident in which the driving ban came to light, Magistrates' Court was told.

He pleaded guilty to riding while disqualified at 5.30 p.m. on November 15 last year.

Police prosecutor Wilbert McLean told Senior Magistrate Will Francis that Davis was overtaking a private car while travelling east on St. John's Road, Pembroke.

Mr. Francis heard that another car in the west bound lane turned into Arnold's Supermarket in Pembroke.

Davis collided with the car and was thrown at least eight feet in the air.

Davis' lawyer, Paul Woolgar, said he had suffered greatly from the accident and was paralysed in his left arm, from the shoulder to wrist.

He added that the young man had accumulated $57,000 in medical bills and spent three weeks in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Woolgar said: "He was involved in an accident which was not his own fault. There is a possibility of civil action.'' Mr. Francis said he thought Davis had been punished enough and gave him a conditional discharge for 12 months, but further banned him from driving all motor vehicles for another 12 months.

MAGISTRATE DENIES MECHANIC A LICENCE CTS Magistrate denies mechanic a licence A magistrate yesterday refused to allow a mechanic to have a car or truck licence after fining him for several traffic offences.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis told Shane Fox he should be even more responsible than other road users and refused to allow him to drive cars or trucks despite the young man's pleas.

"You are a mechanic,'' Mr. Francis said. "You just can't go riding around crazy. If that is what you want to make as your profession, you have to act sensibly.'' Fox, 22, of Fork Lane, Southampton, pleaded guilty to speeding at 55 kph and riding while disqualified on September 5, 1996.

He also pleaded guilty to riding without due care at 2.38 a.m. on December 27 last year on the junction of Dundonald and Court streets.

Crown counsel Charmaine Smith told Mr. Francis that Fox ran a red light at the junction and hit another cycle. Police later discovered he was banned from driving all motor vehicles.

Mr. Francis fined Fox $240 for speeding and $350 for driving while disqualified in September 1996. The latter offence also carried a one-year driving ban.

For the December 27 offences, Fox was fined $300 for driving without due care and $350 for riding while disqualified. He also received another one-year driving ban.

Mr. Francis ordered that the two driving bans, for all motor vehicles, run concurrently.

MENTION DATE SET FOR BABY DEATH TRIAL MUR CTS Mention date set for baby death trial A Sandys Parish couple accused of killing a five-month-old baby last summer had their trial set down for mention on June 1.

Sharina Anne Tuzo, 18, and Jermaine Noel Pearman, 26, both of Bob's Valley, have been charged with manslaughter and murder, respectively, in the death of Saed Rami Nadir Young.

The baby boy suffered a fractured skull and collarbone and was on a life support system for a short time before succumbing to injuries on August 29.

Tuzo, who was the infant's godmother, and Pearman have both denied any wrong doing.

MAN FINED FOR RIDING WHILE IMPAIRED CTS Man fined for riding while impaired A 25-year-old Southampton man must pay $650 in fines for riding while impaired and riding without a licence.

Denton Marcus Williams, of Riviera Road, was involved in an accident at 4.20 p.m. on March 26 at Crow Lane, Devonshire.

Crown counsel Charmaine Smith yesterday told Magistrates' Court that Police noted Williams' speech was slurred, his breath smelled of alcohol, and he was unsteady on his feet.

When Police asked Williams if he had been drinking, he said: "All I had was two beers.'' Williams submitted to a breath test and was found to have at least 228 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered Williams to pay a fine of $500 for riding while impaired and $150 for riding without a licence.

DRINK-DRIVER, 26, TAKEN OFF THE ROAD CTS Drink-driver, 26, taken off the road A Paget man was fined and taken off the road for driving while impaired.

Noel Capewell, 26, of Stovell Lane, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to the offence which took place in Paget on April 4.

A second charge of refusing to provide a breath sample was dropped.

Crown counsel Charmaine Smith explained that around 2.15 a.m. an off-duty Police officer followed Capewell's cycle along Corkscrew Hill, Crow Lane, Trimingham Road and South Road.

The officer, who was still in uniform, noticed Capewell almost lost control of the cycle several times and arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving outside Harmony Hall.

Capewell was taken to Hamilton Police Station where he refused to give a breath sample. He was searched and later bailed to appear in court.

Magistrate Ed King fined Capewell $600 and banned him from driving all vehicles for the next year.

Traffic offences prove costly for man A 20-year-old Sandys Parish man was slapped with $1,800 in fines for a string of traffic offences.

Jamal Symonds, of White Hill Lane pleaded guilty to seven of the 14 charges brought against him.

On June 20 last year, Symonds was caught by Police at the junction of The Lane and Stowe Hill in Paget for failing to stop at a stop sign and having an unreadable licence plate.

Magistrate Ed King fined him $150 and $100 for each offence respectively.

Symonds pleaded not guilty to riding an unlicensed bike and having no third party insurance at that same time. He will go to trial for those offences on July 17.

Meanwhile he admitted that he did not have a valid driver's licence and third party insurance on August 24 last year after he was stopped by Police on Trimingham Hill in Paget.

Mr. King handed down fines of $250 and $650 respectively.

And Symonds pleaded guilty to not having a valid driver's licence and riding an unlicensed motorcycle in Pembroke on September 28 last year.

For these offences, Mr. King fined Symonds $250 and $100 respectively.

But Symonds denied having no driver's licence, no third party insurance, riding an unlicensed motorcycle, riding without due care and attention, and fraudulently using a licence plate in Pembroke on October 6 last year.

He will stand trial for these matters on July 18.

Lastly, Symonds pleaded guilty to riding an unlicensed cycle on Somerset Road in Sandys Parish on January 24. Mr. King fined him $300. When Symonds asked if he could pay off the fines at a rate of $50 per week, Mr. King replied: "It does not work like that. You have repeatedly broken the law. You are heading in the wrong direction.'' Symonds was given until June 26 to pay all of the fines or face time in jail.