Derry learner driver caught without qualified driver TWICE on same day
Published 26th May 2022, 13:33 GMT
The man was given a driving ban when he appeared at Letterkenny District Court
A man on a learner permit was caught driving unaccompanied in Letterkenny TWICE in the one day.
Learner driver Ademolu Ogunnaike has been given a six-month driving ban.
Ogunnaike, 26, appeared before Letterkenny District Court, where he was fined €750.
Ogunnaike was caught driving without a qualified driver on September 13, 2020 at Pearse Road, Letterkenny.
Officers impounded Ogunnaike’s car, but on its release he was stopped again a short time later at Cullion Road, Letterkenny.
The accused, of Northland Road in Derry, has previous convictions for speeding, the possession of drugs and driving without insurance.
He was fined €250 for he first offence and €500 for the second.
Judge Deirdre Gearty also gave Ogunnaike a six-month driving ban.