Weekly round up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. 

April 10

ABDULLAH JAVED, 38, of Bowerdean Road, High Wycombe, pleaded guilty to drink driving in High Wycombe on March 12 this year with namely 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was fined £440 and disqualified from driving for 16 months. There was also a £176 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs.

DARREN HOSIER, 44, of Wharf Road, Wendover, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Aylesbury on March 24 this year with namely 58 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £120. There was also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £48.

JACK PEARCE, 18, of Dunstans Close, Princes Risborough, was found guilty of causing £240 of damage to a shop window, namely The Cook Shop in Princes Risborough, on August 19 last year. He was given a period of conditional discharge for 12 months. No order for compensation was made due to the limited means of the defendant.

MOHAMMED IMRAN, 20, of Broadmark Road, Slough, pleaded guilty to driving at Stokes Poges on January 4 this year with no insurance and driving without due care and attention. He was fined £722 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. There was also a court cost of £85 and a victim surcharge of £293.

LETITIA BOYD-THOMAS, 34, of Old Mill Cottages, Stert, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Aylesbury on October 26 last year with namely 139 milligrames of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine. She was fined £660 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. There was also an £85 court cost and a victim surcharge of £224.

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