NRA Employee Sentenced To Six Months’ Imprisonment, Suspended For Two Years For Driving Offences; Judge Was Lenient Due To Employee Being A Single Father
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Kevin Mike Levy, an employee at the National Roads Authority, was sentenced today, September 6, 2024, to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years. Chief Magistrate Hernandez also disqualified Levy from driving for nine years and placed him on 18 months’ probation.
Levy’s charges
Based on the court documents, Levy was found guilty of the following charges:
- Driving whilst disqualified
- Driving without insurance
- Using a vehicle with an expired registration
- Using a vehicle without a certificate of roadworthiness
- Careless Driving
- Being drunk and disorderly
According to the court list, these charges relate to different occasions where Levy was caught while driving disqualified and on court bail.
Custodial Sentence Warranted
In the circumstances, Chief Magistrate Hernandez noted that the offences warranted “immediate custodial action.”
However, Levy’s lawyer pleaded exceptional circumstances on his behalf, noting that he was the primary carer for his 13-year-old daughter.
Due to exceptional circumstances, Chief Magistrate Hernandez did not hand down her sentencing judgment yesterday but instead considered the matter overnight, delivering the sentencing judgment today.
Chief Magistrate Hernandez stressed to Levy today that he will go “straight to jail” if he breaches his probation order or drives again while disqualified. She added that he was not sent to jail today only due to the exceptional circumstances of his having a 13-year-old daughter.
Levy now returns to work at the NRA today, having been given another chance by the Court.
