PONDA: Taking stern action against drunken driving, the JMFC at Ponda held a tipper truck driver and two motorcyclists guilty for drunken driving and awarded them a jail term of seven and two days respectively.
The license of the truck driver was also been suspended for four months as his alcohol intake was found excessive.
Ponda Traffic Cell sources informed that the case against the tipper truck driver from Borim was registered in June, when he was found under the influence of alcohol while driving at Bethora.
"He had consumed lot of alcohol and hence, he was booked. His driving license has been suspended for four months,” said sources.
In two other cases, two youth from Marcaim and Usgao, who were also found guilty for riding motorcycles under the influence of alcohol a few days ago in Ponda area.
Sources informed the Goan that during the recent drive against drunken driving, Ponda police had booked 34 persons, of which three cases were referred to the court.
However, one accused did not appear before court and his hearing is scheduled for a later date.
