Portadown man, caught in charge of vehicle while unfit, has sentence amended at Craigavon court
A Co Armagh man, who was given 10 penalty points which would have put him off the road, has had his sentence amended.
Gary Edward Fulton, aged 53, from Westland Road, Portadown appeared at Craigavon Magistrates Court.
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He received the points for being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs at Bridge Street Filling Station in Portadown on December 16 last year.
District Judge Michael Ranaghan said he had applied the points unaware Fulton’s licence had already three points.
A defence lawyer said the defendant, who recently had a hip replacement, requires his car for ‘mobility’ purposes.
“He can barely walk the length of himself,” he said, adding Fulton is awaiting further hip surgery.
The district judge said it was his intention to keep Fulton on the road.
“I have taken into account his medical situation and my wish to keep him on the road,” he said, rescinding the 10 penalty points and replacing them with a seven-day driving ban.