A MAN from Llanfairfechan is to face unpaid work and has been banned from driving after he was found guilty of numerous offences including failing to stop after an accident.
Bernard Williams, 32, of Mill Road, was accused of the following on September 25, 2021 on Upper Mill Road, Llanfairfechan:
• Driving a Ford Transit vehicle without due care and attention.
• Failing to stop after an accident occurred, whereby damage was caused to a Ford Kuga vehicle.
• Failing to report the incident to police, in any case, within 24 hours.
On November 1, 2021 in Prestatyn, Mr Williams was also accused of failing to provide information relating to the identity of a driver alleged to have been guilty of an offence.
He was found guilty of all four offences at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court on June 6, having pleaded not guilty to each offence on April 20.
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Mr Williams was handed 250 hours’ unpaid work, to be completed by June 6, 2023.
He is also to serve a 12-month driving ban.
He avoided points on his driving record, but was ordered to pay costs of £775 to the Crown Prosecution Service, and a £95 victim surcharge.
This total of £870 is to be paid in full by August 7.
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