CHARLOTTETOWN – P.E.I. – Chief Provincial Court Judge Nancy Orr has dealt with a good number of impaired driving cases in her court.
Of the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cases that have come before Orr, Monday’s situation was a first.
Orr sentenced, just moments apart, both a father and his son to jail for failing the breathalyzer.
First up was the father, John Beckett.
He pleaded guilty to failing the breathalyzer on Oct. 7 after police pulled him over in his truck.
The court was told Beckett appeared to have “glossy, watery eyes.’’
He told the judge that getting behind the wheel after drinking was a “stupid thing on my part.’’
Orr sentenced Beckett to three days in jail, fined him $1,000, ordered him to pay $300 to the victim of crime fund, and stripped him of his privilege to drive for one year.
Next up was the son, Paul John Beckett.
Paul also failed the breathalyzer six days earlier than his father.
Police were dispatched to a single motor vehicle accident on Oct. 1 in New Haven.
Both tires were blown out on the passenger side of the vehicle Paul had been driving.
He admitted to police to have been drinking at a friend’s home.
In court Monday, just like his father did a short time earlier, Paul pleaded guilty to failing the breathalyzer.
Orr sentenced him to seven days in jail, fined him $1,000, and imposed a $300 assessment for the victim of crime fund.
Also like dad, Paul is prohibited from driving for one year.
CHARLOTTETOWN – P.E.I. – Chief Provincial Court Judge Nancy Orr has dealt with a good number of impaired driving cases in her court.
Of the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cases that have come before Orr, Monday’s situation was a first.
Orr sentenced, just moments apart, both a father and his son to jail for failing the breathalyzer.
First up was the father, John Beckett.
He pleaded guilty to failing the breathalyzer on Oct. 7 after police pulled him over in his truck.
The court was told Beckett appeared to have “glossy, watery eyes.’’
He told the judge that getting behind the wheel after drinking was a “stupid thing on my part.’’
Orr sentenced Beckett to three days in jail, fined him $1,000, ordered him to pay $300 to the victim of crime fund, and stripped him of his privilege to drive for one year.
Next up was the son, Paul John Beckett.
Paul also failed the breathalyzer six days earlier than his father.
Police were dispatched to a single motor vehicle accident on Oct. 1 in New Haven.
Both tires were blown out on the passenger side of the vehicle Paul had been driving.
He admitted to police to have been drinking at a friend’s home.
In court Monday, just like his father did a short time earlier, Paul pleaded guilty to failing the breathalyzer.
Orr sentenced him to seven days in jail, fined him $1,000, and imposed a $300 assessment for the victim of crime fund.
Also like dad, Paul is prohibited from driving for one year.
