Hairdresser using US driving licence had no insurance for vehicle involved in crash at Castledawson roundabout
A hairdresser has been fined £200 with six penalty points for having no insurance following a multiple vehicle road traffic collision at the Castledawson roundabout.
Hayley McErlean, aged 39, from Ballynease Road, Portglenone, was also fined £75 with a £15 offender's levy at Magherafelt Magistrates Court for having no driving licence.
Prosecuting counsel told the court that on August 30, 2025, police attended a multiple vehicle collision at the roundabout.
The lawyer said the defendant was one of those involved in the collision and was unable to produce insurance for the vehicle.
He said that the defendant had an American licence and failed to produce a Northern Ireland licence.
Defence solicitor Stephen Atherton stressed McErlean was not responsible for the collision.
He said she had married and was living here and using her US driving licence and did not know she needed to have a Northern Ireland licence.
District Judge Conor Heaney said he would give her credit for entering an early plea.