resisting arrest landed a Pembroke man with fines totalling $350 when he appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

The court heard that on September 5, Jamel Edward Fray collided with a stationary car while riding his cycle east along St. John's Road in Pembroke.

According to a Police officer who attended the scene, the 22-year-old directed "very offensive words'' towards himself and the driver of the stationary car.

When the officer attempted to arrest Fray, he refused to comply with his request to get into the Police car, and it became necessary for Police assistance to be summoned.

At the time of his arrest, Fray already had three outstanding warrants. When Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis asked the Cherry Hill resident to explain himself, Fray replied that he could not avoid hitting the car.

"I couldn't see the parked car,''he said, "I slammed on my brakes, and the bike spun around and hit the car backwards.'' Mr. Francis said that he believed anyone driving responsibly would have had ample time to stop.

Fray said that the reason behind his behaviour following the collision was the officer's refusal to tell him why he was being arrested.

Mr. Francis fined him a total of $350 for the three offences.