Northampton motorist jailed for drug driving, Daventry man clocked at 98mph in 50mph limit on Weedon Road among these cases in court

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on February 24

BRANDON MURINGAYI, aged 21, of Sheaf Street, Daventry, possession of a controlled Class B drug — cannabis; fined £100, prosecution costs £85.

PIOTR LUPU, aged 38, of Northcote Street, Northampton, drink driving — 103 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; community order with 120 hours unpaid work, surcharge to fund victim services £114, costs £85, disqualified from driving for 28 weeks.

MIHAELA VLAS, aged 33, of Oleander Crescent, Northampton, drink driving — 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg, drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence, used a vehicle without third party insurance; fined £240, surcharge £96, costs £85, disqualified for 16 months.

ALEXANDRU ROTARU, aged 45, of Queen Eleanor Road, Northampton, drink driving — 79 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; fined £600, surcharge £240, costs £85, disqualified for 21 months.

RICKY FHALORA, aged 37, of Deal Street, Northampton, on January 30, 2025, stole goods to the value of £463.25 from Co-op, on February 19 stole bottles of wine from Co-op, on February 20 stole goods to the value of £91.95 from Co-op, on February 22, stole goods to the value of £174 from Co-op, on February 22 stole goods to the value of £166.30 from Co-op; community order with drug rehabilitation for nine months, compensation of £330, costs £85.

GRIGORE JALBA, aged 27, of Volunteer Close, Northampton, drove while disqualified, used a vehicle without third party insurance, eight weeks in prison suspended for 12 months 120 hours unpaid work, costs £85, disqualified for 39 months.

VINCE SHELTON, aged 35, of Pell Court, Northampton, drink driving — 71 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg, drove while disqualified, used a vehicle without third party insurance, 14 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months, 200 hours unpaid work, surcharge £154, costs £85, disqualified for 16 months.

KWASI ADDAE, aged 26, of Kingsley Park Terrace, Northampton, drove while disqualified, used a vehicle without third party insurance, obstructed / resisted police; community order with 120 hours unpaid work, surcharge £114, costs £85, disqualified for six months, 50 days.

ANDREI GRAUR, aged 30, of Wilby Street, Northampton, drink driving — 144 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the prescribed limit of 80mg; drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence, used a vehicle without third party insurance, drove while using a handheld mobile phone / device; fined £738, surcharge £295, costs £85, disqualified for 22 months.

■ These cases were heard on February 25

BEVERLEY LYNES, aged 60, of Bouverie Road, Northampton, assaulted a woman by beating; fined £75, surcharge £30, costs £85.

JAMES BRYANT, aged 28, of Long Mallows Rise, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend a planned office visit; fined £40, costs £60.

WAYNE DAVID DAVIDGE-DENTON, aged 38, of Hastings Road, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to make himself available for installation of an alcohol abstinence tag; fined £352, costs £60.

CURTIS THOMAS PEACHMENT, aged 32, of Bowen Square, Daventry, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend a scheduled unpaid work appointment; fined £120, costs £60.

JACK WRIGHT, aged 21, of Military Road, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend Northampton Probation Office for an appointment; fined £120, costs £60.

■ These cases were heard on February 26

JACK SAVAGE, aged 44, of Butchers Lane, Boughton, assaulted a woman by beating; fined £327, compensation of £50, surcharge £131, costs £200.

JAMIE BROWN, aged 47, of HMP Peterborough, drug driving; four weeks in prison, disqualified for 48 months.

TOMASZ SROKA, aged 37, of no fixed abode, assaulted a man by beating, drunk and disorderly in Northampton Railway Station; community order with alcohol treatment for six months.

CHARLIE HAGER, aged 21 ,of Ruskin Road, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend Northampton Probation Office for a planned appointment; fined £60, costs £60.

DANIEL STOICAN, aged 28, of Grove Road, Northampton, used a vehicle with no insurance, driver failed to comply with the indication given by a red light traffic signal on Rhosili Road, Northampton; fined £350, surcharge £140, costs £85, six points.

RACHAEL ANN COLE, aged 39, of Loyd Road, Northampton, speeding — 36mph exceeding the legal limit of 30mph; fined £281, surcharge £112, costs £110, three points.

CHRISTOPHER COMPTON, aged 43, of Ganymede Lane, Brackley, speeding — 87mph on A43 Brackley HS2 Roadworks in contravention of a temporary speed limit of 50mph; fined £666, surcharge £266, six points.

JAMES RICHARD JOHNSTONE, aged 43, of Baker Street, Gayton, speeding — 35mph on Banbury Lane, Rothersthorpe, exceeding the legal limit of 30mph; fined £392, surcharge £157, costs £110, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

JAKUB ANDRZEJ KUCIA, aged 26, of The Stour, Daventry, speeding — 98mph on A4500 Weedon Road, nr Harpole, exceeding the legal limit of 50mph; fined £426, surcharge £170, costs £110, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

ABDUL IBRAHIM MOHAMED, aged 43, of St Johns Street, Northampton, used a vehicle with no insurance, speeding — 68mph on A4500 Weedon Road exceeding the legal limit of 50mph; fined £160; surcharge £64, costs £110, six points.

PERRI ANDRE WELLS, aged 32, c/o The Causeway, Northampton, failed to give information identifying the driver of a vehicle alleged to be guilty of an offence; fined £666, surcharge £266, costs £110, six points.

ARKADIUSZ WESOLOWSKI, aged 43, of Helmdon Crescent, Northampton, drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence — unsupervised provisional licence holder not displaying L plates on the front of the vehicle, speeding — 85mph on A4500 Weedon Road, nr Harpole, exceeding the legal limit of 50mph; fined £645, surcharge £258, costs £110, disqualified for 56 days.

DARREN PAUL WOODHOUSE, aged 57, of Forfar Street, Northampton, speeding — 59mph on A4500 Weedon Road, nr Harpole, exceeding the legal limit of 50mph; fined £153, surcharge £61, costs £110, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

DAVID STOICA, aged 43, of Fullerburn Court, Northampton, driver stopped in a zebra pedestrian crossing controlled area on Penistone Road fined £116, surcharge £46, costs £110.

SAMUEL JAMES WILLIAMS, aged 32, of Kent Road South, Northampton, speeding — 80mph on A4500 Weedon Road, nr Harpole, exceeding the legal limit of 50mph; fined £666, surcharge £266, costs £110, six points.

MUNYARADZI ZIMOWA, aged 34, of Damselfly Road, Northampton, speeding — 35mph on A508 Broad Street, nr Lady's Lane junction, exceeding the legal limit of 30mph; fined £200, surcharge £80, costs £110, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

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