Teen, truck driver charged with traffic offences

A 19-year old woman and a 38-year-old truck driver were arrested on Monday and charged with a total of 14 offences.

Also on Monday, a Chaguanas man was charged with seven traffic offences. At around midday on Monday, officers of the Central Division Task Force led by Cpl Ajith Persad and including PCs Khelawan Ramsook and Curtis Pierre were on patrol in Enterprise Village, Chaguanas, when they saw a man driving a motor cycle without a front number plate.

A check revealed that the motorcyclist did not have a drivers permit’s. He was taken to the Chaguanas Police Station where he was charged with seven offences. At Mulchan Siewchan Road, the officers saw a female driver parked in the middle of the roadway and speaking on her cell phone. A check was carried out and the woman could not produce a driver’s permit. She was arrested along with a 38-year-old truck driver and they were both charged with a total of 14 offences. When they appeared before Chaguanas Magistrate Margaret Alert, all three pleaded guilty and their matters were adjourned to Friday for sentencing.