Court Report

Expensive drive

A Wilmot man had an expensive drive in Kings County earlier this year.

Kenneth Ray Smith, 47, pleaded guilty in Kentville provincial court Tuesday, Aug. 7 to having care and control of a motor vehicle while his blood-alcohol level exceeded the legal limit, contrary to the Criminal Code; driving while his privilege of obtaining a driver’s license was revoked, contrary to the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicles Act; and failing to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle accident in which he was involved, contrary to the Act.

For the Criminal Code breathalyzer offense, Judge Claudine MacDonald find Smith $900 plus a $135 victim surcharge, or 17 days in custody on willful default, and prohibited him from driving in Canada for a year.

The Nova Scotia Registry of Motor Vehicles will ban Smith from driving in the province for at least a year.

Judge MacDonald fined Smith $500 plus a $75 victim surcharge for the license offense and $200 plus a $30 victim surcharge for leaving the scene.

Smith committed the offenses in Greenwood April 21 when police found he had blood-alcohol readings of 230 and 210 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80 mg/100 ml and the Criminal Code allows further penalties for those breathalyzer offenses involving readings in excess of 160 mg/100 ml, and for other aggravating factors.

Fined for blood-alcohol readings

New Minas resident William Hibbert Thompson, 68, pleaded guilty to driving while his blood-alcohol level exceeded the 80 mg/100 ml legal limit, and to driving without a license, contrary to the Motor Vehicles Act.

Judge MacDonald fined Thompson $900 plus a $135 victim surcharge, or 17 days in custody on willful default, for the breathalyzer offense.

She also prohibited Thompson from driving in Canada for a year, a ban the Registry of Motor Vehicles will at least match on the province’s roads.

MacDonald fined Thompson $150 plus a $22.50 victim surcharge for the Motor Vehicles Act offense.

Thompson committed the offenses in New Minas June 1 when police found he had blood-alcohol readings of 220 and 210 mg/100 ml.

Fined for breathalyzer

Kingston resident Martin Guy Fiset, 26, pleaded guilty Aug. 7 to driving while his blood-alcohol level exceeded the 80 mg/100 ml limit.

Judge MacDonald fined Fiset $850 plus a $127.50 victim surcharge, or 16 days in custody on willful default. She also prohibited him from driving in Canada for a year, which the Registry of Motor Vehicles will at least match.

Fiset committed the offense at 14 Wing Greenwood July 14 when police found he had blood-alcohol readings of 130 and 130 mg/100 ml.

Failed to notify

Kingston resident Christopher Raymond Deveau, 31, pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 8 to failing to comply with a probation order.

Judge MacDonald fined Deveau $200 plus a $30 victim surcharge, or three days in custody on willful default.

Deveau committed the breach in Kentville from Oct. 3, 2005 to Feb. 15, 2006 when he failed to notify Corrections officials of a change of address as required.

Drove while privilege revoked

Cambridge resident Randolf Christopher Toney, 18, pleaded guilty Aug. 7 to driving while his privilege of obtaining a driver’s license was revoked, contrary to the Motor Vehicles Act.

Judge MacDonald fined Toney $500 plus a $75 victim surcharge. Toney committed the offense in Kingston April 10.

Received conditional discharge

Judge MacDonald granted Woodville resident Nancy Lynn MacLean, 31, a conditional discharge Aug. 7 on a charge of theft.

The discharge is pending six months of non-reporting probation, the only condition of which is to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.

The charge resulted from an incident at a Canard facility April 6. MacLean pleaded guilty Aug. 7.

In other court matters

Kingston resident Timothy James Lutz, 39, pleaded guilty Aug. 7 to possessing more than his quota of brook trout, contrary to the Maritime Provinces Fishing Regulations of the Fisheries Act.

Judge MacDonald fined Lutz $300 plus a $45 victim surcharge.

Lutz committed the offense at Stillwater May 21.