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Unlicensed taxi driver guilty of 12 offences, faces 84 days in jail

Feb 04, 2013 News

 

 

An unlicensed taxi driver, who on October 8th two years ago, was spotted by police driving a hire car and talking on his cell phone and then led them on a chase through the streets of New Amsterdam, Berbice, was finally found guilty on the 12 charges that were slapped on him.
The man, Christopher Chatterpaul, 25, of Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice was driving Motor Car HB 5753 along Vryheid Street in New Amsterdam and talking on his cell phone when he was spotted by a police Traffic Officer.  The cop signaled Chatterpaul to stop and he refused.
A chase began with Chatterpaul driving in a dangerous manner throughout the town of New Amsterdam, over the Canje Bridge into East Canje.
Throughout the chase, Chatterpaul failed to stop at the major roads, failed to give way to traffic on the major roads, failed to confirm to signs, and when he was eventually cornered, he left his vehicle on the roadway in such a manner that it obstructed traffic.
That was not all. He then resisted arrest and assaulted one of the police officers who tried to apprehend him.  It was later discovered that he was not the holder of a driver’s licence.
He subsequently appeared before a Berbice Magistrate on 12 charges including two counts of dangerous driving, two counts of failing to confirm to road signs, one for crossing yellow line, one for using hand held mobile phone whilst driving, one for obstruction, failing to give way, failing to produce drivers licence, failing to behave in a civil and orderly manner and resisting arrest.
On the assaulting peace officer and resisting arrest charges, he was fined $20,000 each. On the two dangerous driving charges he was fined $15,000 each. On the charge of failing to behave in a civil and orderly manner he was fine $10,000. The other seven charges attracted a fine of $7,000 each, making it a total of $115,000 or a total or 84 days in jail.
The man hadn’t the amount of money to pay and by the time his relatives had gone to scour for the necessary finances it was late and he was taken away to prison.
He was heard mumbling, “Is better a de plead guilty since then and make a bargain with the police to drop some of the charges and wouldn’t had to pay lawyer and deh in dis.”

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