A Carapichaima man was jailed yesterday for two years and permanently banned from driving after his third offence for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). Ramraj Ramoutar, 52, pleaded guilty last Wednesday when he appeared in the Chaguanas Magistrates Court and was remanded into custody for tracing and sentence.
Prosecutor Sgt Ken Ali told the court that Ramoutar had two previous DUI offences and another conviction for dangerous driving for which he received fines. After the second DUI offence, he was disqualified from driving for a period. But around 7.30 pm last Tuesday he was in a car accident on Waterloo Road, Carapichaima.
While speaking to Ramoutar, PC David detected a strong alcohol odour on his breath and his eyes were red. When the breathalyser tests were done, they recorded readings of 103 and 100 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. After hearing of Ramoutar’s previous convictions, Magistrate Brambhanan Dubay jailed him and disqualified him from driving permanently.