21yr-old fined $300 for driving under the influence of alcohol

21yr-old fined $300 for driving under the influence of alcohol

By Faria Begum
Wednesday 10/01/2018

A 21-year-old man has been fined $300 for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Napolioni Veibataki, an unemployed 21-year-old man of Raiwaqa was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol with a provisional drivers licence.

The man pleaded guilty to the charge laid against him.

Magistrate Deepika Prakash fined Veibataki $300 as he is a first offender and was remorseful for what he had done.

Magistrate Prakash has given the 21-year-old 60 days to pay his fine in full.

The 21-year-old is also awaiting his recruitment into the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces.

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