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Sentencing postponed for fleeing drunk driver

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Anthony Ackee, the man who racked up eight charges after he failed to stop while driving under the influence of alcohol in February, will be sentenced by a San Fernando magistrate on April 8.

According to a police report, around 11.44 pm on February 22, PC Richard Ramcharan was on duty at Cipero Street, San Fernando, when he tried to stop a vehicle driven by Ackee.

Ramcharan flashed his torchlight and put up one hand, but instead of stopping, Ackee sped off. Ramcharan had to scamper off the roadway to avoid being run over.

Ramcharan pursued Ackee but the fleeing driver breached a traffic sign, making a right turn at the corner of Cipero and Rushworth Street, forcing vehicles with the right of way to clear a path for him.

Eventually, Ackee was stopped after he nearly crashed into the police vehicle.

But even after he was confronted, Ackee sat in his car, a green BMW sedan and refused to exit the vehicle.

And when Ramcharan tried to remove him he resisted by pulling away forcibly.

During an interview with Ackee, the officer detected a strong scent of alcohol and asked Ackee to submit to a field sobriety test.

Ackee failed the test with a reading of 103 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath. 

A second test showed a reading of 99 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

Ackee was then arrested and formally charged.

Last month, he pleaded guilty to all charges and will reappear in court for sentencing on April 8.


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