Distracted by heart attack
Alison Devlin (44), Hill Street, Lurgan, was fined £200 last Friday at Craigavon Magistrates Court for driving without insurance on October 21 last year.
She was also given six penalty points and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.
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Hide AdThe court heard there was a road traffic accident and it transpired the defendant’s insurance had expired on October 15.
She said that she forgot because of a family emergency.
A solicitor representing the defendant said her insurance expired on the date that her partner had a heart attack.
He added that she had to go to hospital and her attention was distracted.