A man who was stopped by police while taking children to school was disqualified from driving at the time, a court has heard.

The incident was also the second time the driver had been driving a car with no insurance in place.

On May 7, 2021, David Curry (34), of Old Mill Court, Lisbellaw, was driving a BMW on the Letterboy Road from Kesh in the direction of Ederney when he was stopped by police after checks on their system showed there was no insurance policy for the vehicle.

Officers spoke to Curry, who was unable to produce relevant documents, but he elected to produce them at Enniskillen Police Station.

On May 17, checks showed he had failed to do so, as well as there still being no insurance in place on the car.

Then, on November 18, Curry was stopped at the Gola Road, Lisbellaw driving an Audi A3, where it was established he was disqualified from driving. 

Arrested

Curry was arrested and taken to Omagh Police Station, where he made full admissions.
Eugene Burns, solicitor for Curry, told the court his client no longer had access to a car.

He said Curry, on the first occasion, was taking his ex-partner to a medical appointment while on the second day he was bringing his children, who were late, to school.

Mr. Burns said that a custodial sentence would have an impact on his ex-partner’s and children’s life, and he asked the court to stop short and “mark his card”.

Convicting

District Judge Steven Keown told Curry he would not be able to bring his children to school if he was in jail, before convicting him of two counts of no insurance, and one count of no driving licence and driving while disqualified.

Curry then received an 18-month driving disqualification, two years’ probation, an order for 100 hours of community service, and a fine of £150.