Terrible record means man could land in jail for drink driving

Saturday 19 May 2018

A 21-year-old learner driver who appeared in the Magistrates Court this week had such a bad record of previous convictions the judge deemed it necessary to give him a suspended prison sentence for a series of motoring offences.

Serge Milho, 21, was arrested after he drove his car into the back of a police vehicle on Route Carre, St Sampsons late on the 10 April. When he was breath tested, he was found to be over the legal limit for alcohol.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of driving over the limit, and also driving a vehicle without third party insurance, while only holding a provisional licence and not displaying L-plates.

In total, Milho was given a three month suspended sentence for driving under the influence and one month for the other charges, to be served consecutively, and to run for two years. 

That came alongside a three year road ban.

Judge Philip Robey, said because of Milho's previous convictions, which amounted to him appearing in the court for 11 offences during the last 18 months, he did not feel a Community Service Order or other punishment was suitable. He said the suspended sentence put the future into Milho's hands, and if he wanted to stay out of prison, he could stop committing crime. 

A probation report prepared concluded he knew the difference between right and wrong, but chose to do wrong anyway.