Court / Fine and ban for drink driver
A DRINK driver has been banned from driving for 16 months and fined £1,400.
Ivor Smith, of Gilbertson Road, Lerwick, also became the first offender in Shetland to contribute to the new Victim Surcharge Fund – which cost him a further £75 – when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court yesterday (Wednesday).
Thirty nine year old Smith admitted driving with 115 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath, when the legal limit is 22, on 12 December.
The court heard Smith’s driving drew the attention of police before they stopped him on the Stove Road in Sandwick.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank gave him the opportunity to reduce his driving ban by one-quarter if he completes the drink drivers rehabilitation course.
If you have been affected by crime, help is available. Whether you are victim, a witness, or the accused, you can find independent, impartial, and confidential support in Shetland.
For victims of general crime:
Victim Support Shetland
Phone: 01595744524 or 0800 1601985
Web: https://victimsupport.scot/locations/victim-support-shetland/
Email: VictimSupportHighlandsIslands@victimsupportsco.org.uk
For anyone affected by crime & harm seeking a restorative approach:
Space2face
Phone: 07564 832467
Web: https://www.space2face.org
Email: info@space2face.org
For anyone affected by gender-based violence, including domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, sexual assault, and rape:
Shetland Women’s Aid
Phone: 01595 692070
Web: https://www.shetlandwa.org
Email: office@shetlandwa.org
The Compass Centre (Shetland Rape Crisis)
Phone: 01595 744402 or 08088 010302
Web: https://www.compasscentre.org
Email: contact@compasscentre.org
For anyone affected by substance use:
Shetland Recovery Hub and Community Network
Phone: 01595 744402
Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075791869200
Email: recoveryhub@shetland.gov.uk
Shetland Alcohol & Drug Partnership
Phone: 01595 743060 or 07342 077789
Web: https://shetlandadp.org.uk
Email: shet.sadp@nhs.scot
Substance Use Recovery Service
Phone: 01595 743006
