The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts

June 7
SIMON WHITE, 41, of Frederick Place, Wokingham, admitted to driving under the influence of MDMA and cocaine, driving without insurance, and failing to stop a vehicle when required by a constable on St Paul’s Gate in Wokingham on August 2, 2020. He was banned from driving for two years, fined £1,300, told to pay a £130 victim surcharge and ordered court costs of £85. 

June 8
SCOTT WOOD, 33, of Downshire Way, Bracknell, admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order on four occasions in 2020. He was fined £106 and ordered to pay court costs of £75. 

June 10
CHARLOTTE STANDBRIDGE, 35, of Downshire Way, Bracknell, admitted drink-driving on London Road in Bracknell on November 1, 2020. She was caught with 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg. She was banned from driving for 22 months, fined £162, told to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £250 in court costs. 
OLIVIA DOWLING, 25, of Hallmark Close, Sandhurst, admitted driving under the influence of cannabis on Queens Road, Reading, on December 16, 2020. She was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £80, ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs.
SOPHIE MORRISON, 18, of Calfridus Way, Bracknell, admitted drink driving on High Street, Ascot, on May 14, 2021. She was caught with 51 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg. Banned from driving for 16 months, told to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work, made to pay a £95 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. 
 

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