Motorist collided with parked car in 'momentary lapse of concentration', court told
A Moneymore motorist who collided with a parked car in the south Derry village, was fined £120 with a £15 offender’s levy and handed three penalty points at Magherafelt Magistrates Court.
The court heard 41-year-old Michala Louise Shirlow, from Rockview Park, admitted in a letter to a charge of driving without due care and attention on June 5 last year.
Prosecuting counsel said the defendant was driving in the Circular Road area and while maneuvering oncoming traffic, she collided with the rear offside of a parked car at Springhill Road, causing damage to its door and wheel.
The lawyer said the defendant later told the police that it had been a momentary lapse in concentration.
Imposing the penalties, District Judge Oonagh Mullan said she accepted that it had been a momentary lapse in concentration.
The judge added that she would deal with the matter by way of a financial penalty.