impaired in Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told the court that Raymond Chesterfield Tucker, 70, was seen driving north on Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke by uniformed officers on July 20.

The Police saw the car swerve to the side of the road and Tucker was stopped and asked if he was impaired.

Tucker replied: "What did you stop me for I'm just trying to get some p***y.'' When asked whether he was drunk a second time Tucker said: "Yes, I'm hot. I'm just trying to get some p**** from this old whore.'' Tucker was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station where he was charged the following day.

In court Magistrate Edward King asked: "Did you have a passenger in the car sir?'' When Tucker confirmed that he had, Mr. King replied: "Well then you should have stopped to get it you know.'' Tucker said: "There were a few people in the car. I was driving home someone who was too drunk to drive.

"I don't know who was in the front seat. The owner of the car, he was in the front seat. There were strangers in the car.'' Tucker asked for leniency and Mr. King handed down a fine of $750 and disqualified Tucker from driving all vehicles for 12 months.

Mr. King said: "This is not a case of causing an accident. This is a case of swerving across the line,'' referring to another incident where a 20-year-old man caused an accident while driving over the legal limit.

Logan Mark Mello of Paget, pleaded guilty to driving over the legal limit on June 11.

The court heard that Police attended an accident near the Paraquet restaurant in Paget where Mello was identified as the person who caused the accident.

He was unsteady on his feet and when questioned he told Police: "Well, I had a few.'' He was arrested, cautioned, and taken to the Hamilton Police Station where he was found to have 158 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams.

Mello told the court: "I'm aware of the seriousness of the offence and I assure you that it will never happen again.'' Mr. King said: "This is not a case of a man riding up East Broadway and crossing a dividing line, otherwise you probably would have made it home, but you got in an accident. You could have caused your death or gone through someone's bedroom.'' Mello was fined $750, disqualified from driving all motor vehicles for 12 months and given a three-month prison sentence suspended for two years.

MAGISTRATE CRACKS DOWN ON VIOLENCE CTS Magistrate cracks down on violence Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner is fed up with violent crimes and served notice that he will be dealing with them harshly.

Mr. Warner last week fined a St. George's man $1,500 for attacking another man with a helmet.

Bayfield Devoe Harford, 25, of Wellington Back Road, pleaded guilty to using a helmet as a weapon, causing grievous bodily harm and destroying property, namely a door and glass window panes. Crown counsel Oonagh Goodred told the court that about 3.25 p.m. Police were called to a disturbance along Victoria Road in St. George's.

Mr. Warner heard that Harford parked his bike in an area along the road and approached the complainant, Richard Gibbons. An argument ensued between them and Harford butted Gibbons with his helmet, causing Gibbons to run for safety.

As he chased Gibbons, Harford shouted: "I'm going to beat you.'' The complainant ran into a residence and in Harford's attempt to catch him, he busted through the door, and began to hit Gibbons about the head with the helmet.

The two men struggled and Harford broke several glass panes in the melee. As a result of the fighting, Gibbons received cuts and bruises to his lip, head and back.

Police arrested Harford and took him to St. George's Police Station, where he was charged.

But Harford told Mr. Warner that he was provoked into the attack.

"He was in my family's yard,'' Harford said. "He was hiding in the bushes and I threw my helmet at him. He ran to get a machete.

"He threw a can of paint at me and he had a knife. It's two sides to it, I got injured too.'' But Mr. Warner said he was not moved by Harford's pleas and said: "Let me tell you something, all this foolishness about fighting... this violence must stop! "You people think you can go around and beat up people at will? Mr. Harford, you say you are guilty of assault and damaging a window.'' Mr. Warner fined the construction worker, $500 for using a weapon, $800 for assaulting Gibbons and $200 for damaging property.

Mr. Warner told Harford the fines were to be paid immediately or face 120 days in prison.