A Smith’s woman has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to a man by driving without due care and attention.

Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Maria Rego, 71, was charged with injuring Paul Lowry in Smith’s on June 1.

Mr Lowry suffered a fractured rib, a punctured lung, a broken nose and abrasions to his face, arms and leg.

The court heard that Rego was driving her car east on Middle Road when she turned into Kilderry Lane and collided with Mr Lowry.

Rego told the court through an interpreter that she always drives cautiously and did not see Mr Lowry.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo disqualified Rego from driving all vehicles for two years and handed her a fine of $800.

In a separate matter, a Devonshire man appeared in court accused of a drink-driving offence.

Ian McCready, 33, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit in Devonshire on June 18.

The Crown accepted his plea and offered no evidence on the alternative charge of driving while impaired.

The officers who arrested McCready were doing routine traffic duty on North Shore Road, when McCready’s driving caught their attention.

They noticed that he was having trouble turning off the main road when they signalled for him to do so.

After pulling him over, the officers noted the smell of alcohol on his breath and when they asked if he had been drinking, he said: “Yes, with some friends”.

The officers took McCready to Hamilton Police Station, where it was determined that he 155mg in 100ml of blood — almost double the legal limit of 80mg.

Mr Tokunbo banned McCready, who apologised in court, from the roads for 18 months and gave him a $1,200 fine.

Also in court, a Hamilton Parish man pleaded guilty to driving while over the blood-alcohol limit on July 18.

Sinclair Walker, 69, was returning from a cricket game when police officers saw his car swerving along Kindley Field Road.

They flashed their lights to pull him over, but it was only when they turned on their sirens that Walker came to a stop.

The officers noted that Walker’s speech was slurred and that his eyes were glazed.

Walker admitted drinking at a cricket game, but questioned why only he was pulled over, stating that all the people leaving the game had been drinking.

He then told the officers “You’re supposed to be looking out for Black people. You must be OBA.”

Walker was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station, where it was determined that he had 155mg alcohol in 100ml of blood.

Mr Tokunbo disqualified Walker from driving for 18 months and fined him $1,200.

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