road for four years.

And a Magistrate warned that he could face a prison sentence if he was caught repeating the offence.

Henry C. Jones, of Summit View Road, Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to driving while impaired on July 17.

The court heard that Police attended an two-vehicle accident on Park Road, St.

George's at 5.45 p.m.

They spoke to Jones, who said the accident was his fault, and that he would take care of it.

As he spoke the officers noticed that his speech was slurred and that his breath smelled strongly of liquor.

When asked if he had been drinking, Jones initially denied the allegation but later admitted that he had had "a Guinness''.

In addition to banning Jones from driving, Magistrate Edward King also fined him $1,200.

Jones committed a similar offence less than two years ago.

VISITOR GUILTY OF DRUGS OFFENCE CTS Visitor guilty of drugs offence An American visitor was yesterday fined $850 for possessing cocaine and cannabis.

Dana Kral, 42, of New Jersey, yesterday pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to the offences which occurred on August 26.

The drugs were found in Kral's luggage during a Customs search at the Bermuda International Airport around 3 p.m.

The search uncovered 4.10 grams of cannabis and .63 grams of cocaine.

Kral yesterday told Magistrate Edward King: "I don't use drugs. It is something that I did in the past and I hadn't cleaned out my luggage yet.'' SUSPECT PLEADS NOT GUILTY CTS Suspect pleads not guilty A 31-year-old Southampton man yesterday appeared in Magistrates' Court charged with robbing a gas station earlier this month.

Gilbert Simons, of Rockaway Drive, pleaded not guilty to stealing $2,700 from the gas station on August 13.

The robbery took place around 10 p.m. at the Port Royal Gas Station.

Police reported that a female cashier saw a man with a helmet and an object concealed in his pocket steal money from the cash register drawer and walk out the store.

Simons, who was released on $1,000 bail with a like surety, will return to court on October 29.

MAGISTRATE SHOWS HE'S ALL HEART CTS Magistrate shows he's all heart A visiting university student got a lucky break yesterday when a Magistrate reduced her $500 fine to $300.

Karen Collace, 18, of Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possessing cigarette papers and .72 grams of cannabis on August 27.

The court heard how the drugs and the drug equipment were found during a Customs search at Ordinance Island at 3.10 a.m. after Collace had disembarked the cruise ship Norwegian Majesty .

Magistrate Edward King initially fined Collace $250 for each offence -- totalling $500.

But when duty counsel Susan Davis told Mr. King that Collace only had $300, he reduced the fine accordingly.

AIRPORT BUST COSTS US VISITOR CTS Airport bust costs US visitor A 33-year-old visitor was yesterday fined $650 for possessing drugs and drug equipment.

Annette Marshall, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court for possessing 1.30 grams of cocaine and a cut straw.

The items were found during a Customs search at the Bermuda International Airport on August 26 at 3.05 p.m.

Magistrate Edward King fined Marshall $400 for the cocaine and $250 for the straw.

NO TIME FOR COURT COMEDY CTS No time for court comedy A comedy of errors in the courtroom caused an innocent man to suffer the wrath of his boss.

Andrew Smith appeared in Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with speeding at 67 kph.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis asked Mr. Smith, who was scheduled to appear earlier in the day, why he was late for his court appointment.

Mr. Smith said he had a disagreement with his employer since he was forced to leave his job several times to attend court because of repeated adjournments.

He stated: "I've shown up to court five times to deal with this matter -- and my boss is sick and tired of it.'' "I was torn as to whether I should obey the courts or lose my job,'' he added.

Mr. Smith explained the case was adjourned in July because of a magistrate's decision.

And the matter was adjourned again on August 7 because none of the Crown's witnesses showed up.

Mr. Smith asked that the case be thrown out since he claimed Police mistakenly ticketed him.

"Some people said I could've had this dealt with by now if I'd hired a lawyer -- but I could've paid for a lawyer and a fine by now with the money I've lost (from missing work),'' he added.

Mr. Francis accepted Mr. Smith's explanations and dismissed the charge against him.

Mr. Smith asked Mr. Francis for documentation showing he had appeared in court. "My job is on the line right now,'' he added.

DRUNK DRIVER PAYS THE PRICE CTS Drunk driver pays the price A 42-year-old Pembroke man was slapped with a fine and taken off the roads after being caught drunk driving.

Malcolm Stewart, of Clarence Dale Drive, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court on Thursday to driving while impaired.

Crown counsel Caitlin Garland said Police saw Stewart riding an auxiliary cycle on Angle Street about 2.15 a.m. on August 2.

Stewart was swerving and riding erratically and was not wearing a helmet.

Police stopped and arrested the man.

Breath samples revealed that Stewart had 221 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 fined Stewart $500 and disqualified him from all vehicles for 12 months.