Motorcyclist lands in court after tailgating

A motorcyclist who was '˜tailgating' a car was fined £250 last Wednesday at Craigavon Magistrates Court for driving without due care and attention on August 13 last year.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Mar 2016, 06:00 BST
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Conal Walsh (25), whose address was given to the court as Annesborough Road, Lurgan, was also given nine penalty points and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.

As well he was fined £60 for having defective indicators on the motorcycle.

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The court heard that at 10.40pm police were travelling on Lake Road, Craigavon, when they were passed by a motorcyclist.

The motorcycle then drove about one metre behind a car in front.

It was ‘tailgating’ the vehicle before overtaking.

There was a defective light on the motorcycle.

A barrister representing the defendant said that the defect with the indicator was fixed a few days later.

She explained that Walsh worked nightshifts, from 10am to 6am, and if he lost his licence it would be virtually impossible for him to keep his job.

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The lawyer asked the court to deal with her client by points so that he could keep his licence and his job.

District Judge, Mr Mervyn Bates, who was given a reference on the part of Walsh, said there was a reasonable gap in his offending which did not contain anything about the quality of his driving.

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