Drunken driver pays the price
Tuesday, 15 May 2007 - 5:00 AM SL Time
The driver of a private bus, plying between Malabe and Pettah, was fined Rs. 15,000 and sentenced to four months jail suspended for five years on his pleading guilty to driving under the influence of liquor.
The driver was arrested by the Borella police and produced before the Colombo Traffic Court, following complaints by commuters that he was drunk. His driving licence was also suspended for nine months.
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Taken from Lankanewspapers