In court from Haverfordwest, Newport and Dinas Cross

Western Telegraph

5 days ago

The five defendants were accused of stealing a car, drink-driving, speeding and drug-driving.
Their cases were heard at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court.
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Here's a round-up of the cases.
PHILIP JENKINS, 58, of Glen View in Merlin's Bridge, was driving whilst under the influence of cannabis.
Jenkins was behind the wheel of a Volvo V60 on Pembroke Road in Haverfordwest on January 17. When tested, he recorded having 4.2 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre (µg/L) of blood.
The legal limit – to exclude accidental exposure – is 2µg/L.
He pleaded guilty at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on July 29.
Jenkins was disqualified from driving for three years, and was sentenced to pay a £120 fine, £85 in costs, and a £48 surcharge.
MADELEINE YOUNG, 29, of Treffynnon Lane, outside Newport in Pembrokeshire, has been banned from the roads after drink-driving.
Young was driving a Hyundai i10 on Church Street in Newport on July 13. When breathalysed, she recorded having 55 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
The legal limit is 35.
Young pleaded guilty, and was disqualified for 13 months at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on July 29.
She must also pay a £392 fine, £85 in costs, and a £107 surcharge.
RHYS WHEELER, 23, of Erw Lon in Penycwm, stole a car and damaged it whilst driving under the influence of drugs.
Wheeler took a Ford Fiesta without the owner's consent in the Haverfordwest area on January 11.
He was then alleged to have driven the stolen car without a licence or insurance between Brawdy and Hayscastle, whilst also under the influence of drugs.
During this time, Wheeler was described as 'a danger to road users'.
The court heard that when the stolen car was recovered, it had been 'damaged beyond economic repair'.
Wheeler pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, driving whilst unfit through drugs, and driving without a licence or insurance.
The defendant was sentenced to 12 weeks, suspended for 12 months, at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on July 22. As part of this, he must complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
Wheeler must pay £85 in costs and a £154 surcharge, and was banned from driving for two-and-a-half years.
KIRSTY ROGERS, 39, of Cormorant Close in Haverfordwest, has been sentenced to a community order for drug-driving.
Rogers was driving a Kia Sportage at Withybush Retail Park on March 30. When tested, she recorded having 96µg/L of benzoylecgonine – the main metabolite of cocaine – in her blood.
The legal limit is 50µg/L.
She admitted the offence and was handed a one-year community order at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on July 22. As part of this, she must complete 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
Rogers was also fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £114 surcharge.
She was banned from driving for 17 months.
ANDREW WATSON, 60, of Maes Y Dderwen in Dinas Cross, was caught speeding in a 20mph limit.
Watson was driving a Ford Focus in Houghton, near Milford Haven, on December 17 when he was clocked by a manned speed camera doing 28mph in a 20mph limit.
He pleaded guilty, and was fined £100 at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on July 22.
Watson had three points added to his licence, and must also pay a £40 surcharge.