An employee of the Land Transport Authority (L.T.A) was reminded about the seriousness of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The reminder came from District Court Judge, her honour Tafaoimalo Leilani Warren during the sentencing of Tautua Saulo, of Satapuala, last Friday.
“You work for L.T.A. so you know the dangers of driving while drinking,” she said to Saulo.
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Information released in court revealed that Saulo had 91 micrograms of alcohol on his breath exceeding the legal limit of 40 micrograms.
His first offender status assisted Judge Warren in convicting him with a fine of $590 for the offence.
He was ordered to pay this amount at 4pm that day. His failure to do so would result with his spending 6 weeks in prison.
He also pleaded guilty to the offence at a very early stage of the case. This also assisted in his monetary fine sentence rather than being sent to prison.
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