Driver fined GH¢150.00 for picking passengers at unauthorized place

Cape Coast, April 30, GNA- Nana Kwesi Ampem, a 33 year-old commercial driver, was on Wednesday fined GH¢150.00 by a circuit court at Cape Coast for picking passengers at unauthorized place. Ampem, who pleaded guilty, would go to prison for six months in default.

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Oheneba Amoako-Boateng, told the court presided over by Mr Richard Asiedu-Badu that, last Saturday, officials of the Cape Coast Motor transport and traffic unit (MTTU) were on their usual patrols when they intercepted Ampem, who had packed his vehicle in the middle of the road at Tantri a suburb of Cape Coast to pick a passenger.

He said Ampem was arrested and his offence pointed out to him. In a related development, two other drivers, Samuel Adjah Torgbor, 38 and Ebenezer Henry Brew Riverson Jnr, 45, were granted a total bail of GH¢2,000 for careless and inconsiderate driving.

They both pleaded not guilty and would reappear on Friday May 16, 2008.

The prosecution said, Torgbor was driving from Accra towards Cape Coast and on reaching a spot at Eguase near Moree Junction and without due care and attention run his vehicle into the rear portion of vehicle, which was in front of him.

He said Riverson Jnr, who was also closely following Torgbor run his vehicle into Torgbor's, resulting in extensive damage to all the three vehicles.