Church Road Motorcycles & Cars’ Peter de la Haye with a Ford Ranger which was badly damaged when hit by a bus driven by Carlos Da Silva. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0551243)
A BUS driver who caused thousands of pounds-worth of damage to vehicles in Church Road has not been banned from driving.
Carlos Da Silva, who works for Island Coachways, was fined £200 after pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court.
Sergeant Geoff Greening said Mr Da Silva was manoeuvring his bus through a narrow gap in the road in heavy rain on 15 March when it clipped the wheel of a car. He lost control and the bus careered into several cars and two motorbikes parked in Church Road Motorcycles & Cars.
Although the vehicles were badly damaged, no one was injured.
Mr Da Silva, of Avon House, 5, Havilland Street, St Peter Port, had a clean driving record before this incident.
‘This was a simple error of judgement,’ assistant-Magistrate Philip Robey told him. ‘I’m not going to impose a driving ban, but it will appear on your record.’
* Hannah Beacom, managing director of Island Coachways, said: ‘The driver in question was dealt with through our internal company procedures directly after the incident. Following the court appearance, no further action will be taken against him.’
Article posted on 12th May, 2008 - 2.29pm
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