Moira motorist convicted of dangerous driving on road to Nutts Corner
A motorist who used the hard shoulder to undertake a row of vehicles in the Nutts Corner area has been convicted of dangerous driving.
David Kenny (50), whose address was listed as no fixed abode in Moira, committed the offence on the morning of Sunday, June 1, 2025.
He admitted careless driving and had denied dangerous driving.
A statement from another driver was read to Ballymena Magistrates' Court.
The other motorist said he was diving on the A26 from Moira roundabout towards Antrim around 9.30am when a car came "flying up behind" him and was sitting very close to his rear bumper.
The defendant was edging out to see if he could overtake and did so by pulling out over a double solid line at Glenavy.
The court heard there were then four cars in front of the defendant who was swerving in and out across the white line nearly hitting the kerb. He kept nosing the front of his car out looking to overtake.
Near Glenavy he pulled out but an oncoming car came round a corner after he passed one of the cars and he pulled back in.
He tried to overtake again and was weaving in and out.
The court was told that near Nutts Corner the defendant put on his left indicator and accelerated and drove on hard shoulder to undertake three cars.
The motorist thought the defendant was going to cause an accident or "potentially kill someone".
District Judge Nigel Broderick convicted the defendant of dangerous driving and banned him from the roads for a year along with a £300 fine. The defendant will then have to re-sit his test.