An 18-year-old from St. Phillip’s Village has been convicted on several traffic charges after taking his cousin’s car without permission and crashing into a parked bus along the Freetown main road on Sept. 27.
The teen, who pleaded guilty to six offenses before Acting Chief Magistrate Dexter Wason, was charged with careless driving, driving without the owner’s consent, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, failing to report an accident, and failing to remain at the scene.
Police said he drove off after the collision, which damaged the bus’s bumper and taillight. He was later arrested at the Freetown Police Station.
The court reprimanded and discharged him on three counts, barred him from obtaining a driver’s licence for 90 days, and fined him $1,000 for driving without insurance.
Sentencing on the careless driving charge was deferred to Oct. 2, when the victim is expected to submit a repair estimate.
