year after he admitted driving while impaired.

Joshua Kressin, of St. Michael's Road, has until the end of the month to pay the fine after Magistrate Edward King granted an extension.

Mr. King had heard that Kressin was watched by a group of motorcycle and car Police officers as he rode past the entrance of Tiger Bay, St. George's on August 27.

Kressin nearly collided with a Police car and was chased down by a motorcycle officer and stopped just outside the Town of St. George's eastern boundary.

Police noted his breath smelled strongly of alcohol and he was unsteady on his feet.

Kressin submitted to a breath sample at Hamilton Police Station and was found to have 184 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

He told Mr. King yesterday: "I'd like to say I'm sorry sir and I realise what I did was irresponsible and I can assure you that it'll never happen again.'' As Mr. King fined Kressin, he told the court that he could not set a default prison sentence for the 17-year-old because the law only allows for the imprisonment of people aged 18 and over.

"I take into account your guilty plea and your erstwhile clean record,'' Mr.

King said. "If you don't pay this fine then the Police will come looking for you. But you're not going to go to prison.'' PACK RACERS GROUNDED BY ROAD BAN CTS Pack racer grounded by road ban Getting caught pack racing will cost a local man a $350 fine and a six-month driving ban, Magistrate Edward King has ruled.

Christopher Holman pleaded guilty yesterday to riding in a manner dangerous to the public on North Shore Road, Pembroke West on August 30.

Police had gone investigating after receiving reports of a group of youths pack racing.

An officer in an unmarked car went to the area near C-Mart and first saw a group of youths parked and a bit further west saw two cyclists approaching at high speed.

Crown counsel Oonagh Goodred said the pair was crouched low over their handlebars in a `racing position' -- to reduce wind drag and increase speed.

That officer was unable to continue the pursuit but radioed to others including a motorcycle officer who was approaching.

Holman, 17, was pulled over on cycle registration number 639AA and cited for the offence.

Mr. King questioned Ms Goodred on what constituted "manner dangerous'' out of what Holman had done and she said: "The excessive speed, the posture on the cycle and the racing at high speed side by side on a public highway.'' "But a fellow going down Kindley Field at 80 kph is racing himself,'' Mr.

King responded. "How many times have people come before me saying they were speeding because they had to go to the bathroom?'' But Ms Goodred apparently satisfied Mr. King when she said: "Racing, meaning a different context sir.

"Racing sometimes is in a controled environment where people are aware of what they are doing,'' she said.

ZENITH CREW MEMBER REMANDED FOR DRUGS CTS Zenith crew member remanded for drugs A Jamaican man has been remanded in custody after being charged with importing and possessing 2,704 grammes of cannabis.

Deaneo Mardino Stewart, 21, of Ocean District, St. Anne's, Jamaica, is a crew member of the Zenith which left the Island yesterday.

It is understood that at least two other men -- believed to be Stewart's roommates -- have been released after three days of questioning and returned with the ship to New York.

Stewart is charged with importing cannabis between September 30 and October 2.

He is also charged with possessing cannabis with intent to supply on October 2, and handling the controlled drug on that day with intent to supply.

Yesterday's hearing began the long process of sending Stewart's case to the Supreme Court for trial and sentencing.