A local man has been given a six week sentence – suspended for one year – and a fine of £150 for Driving Whilst Disqualified at the Magistrates’ Court today.

Darren Baldachino, 29, of Glacis Estate, was originally disqualified from driving in August 2020 for 17 months – after being convicted of drink driving.

It followed an incident in April 2020 where Baldachino had been riding a motorcycle on Line Wall Road and blew 61ug on the road side breathalyser – the legal limit is 35 micrograms (ug) of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.

However, just 9 days after the Magistrates’ Court disqualified him from driving, uniformed officers spotted him riding his motorcycle at speed along Winston Churchill Avenue.

He was then arrested and later charged for Driving Whilst Disqualified.

Baldachino’s driving disqualification is due to expire in January 2022.