Rasbert Turner, Star Writer

A man who told the court that he bought a fraudulent driver's licence because he could not read, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

He is Chester Sommerville of Spanish Town, St Catherine.

When Sommerville appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court last Thursday, he was found guilty. He told the court that he could not read, hence he bought the document for $20,000.

He was fined $10,000 or 30 days for no drivers' licence, $2,000 or 10 days for no insurance coverage, and was given three months' hard labour for uttering forged document.

The court heard that in February, members of the Island Special Constabulary Force stopped the accused during a spot check. He tendered a drivers' licence with his name. The police became suspicious and had the document checked out. It was revealed that it was a fake.

Sommerville was subsequently charged by Corporal Jason Bailey.