Factory worker reported driving at high speeds in Cookstown before losing control and colliding with another vehicle
A Co Tyrone motorist reported travelling at “high speeds” on the Dungannon Road, Cookstown, before crashing, has lost his licence for 18 months at Dungannon Magistrates Court.
Imposing the disqualification on a charge of dangerous driving, District Judge Francis Rafferty described it as an appalling piece of driving and it said it was amazing no one was seriously injured.
He also fined 27-year-old Hristo Dzhamov, of Belvedere Park, Dungannon, £300 with a £15 offender’s levy.
The factory worker was fined a further £100 for failing to display a front number plate.
The court heard that on October 25 last year, the defendant was reported driving at high speeds on the Dungannon Road heading in the direction of Dungannon before losing control and colliding with another vehicle.
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Prosecuting counsel said Dzhamov’s driving had caused the injured party’s vehicle to veer onto the grass verge and sustain significant damage.
The lawyer said several witnesses said they had observed the defendant driving on the hard shoulder and at excessive speed before losing control.
She added that the defendant did not have his front number plate displayed and it was later located in the boot.
A defence lawyer explained that Dzhamov is a single man who worked for at a local factory and was fully insured.
He said that on this occasion he had misread oncoming traffic.
Referring to witness statements, Judge Rafferty said one witness thought it was a police pursuit while another said the defendant had been laughing after the event.
He said it was an appalling piece of driving.