The following cases were heard at Reading or Slough Magistrates’ Courts.

February 6:

SALIS DAS, 55, of Red House Close, Lower Earley, pleaded guilty to drink driving in his BMW on December 26 last year in Wokingham, with namely 42 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was fined £500 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £200.

KYLE BAYLISS, 28, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to one count of assault against another man on June 2 last year in Reading. He was given a community order as well as 20 days of rehabilitation activity. There was also an order for £85 in court costs and a victim surcharge of £95.

TREMAINE BENN, 23, of Turing Drive, Bracknell, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis on August 29 last year in Binfield. He pleaded not guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis on the same day but was later found guilty after a trial. He was disqualified from driving for 17 months and given 50 hours of unpaid work. He will also need to complete 20 days of rehabilitation activity. There was also an ordered for £775 in court costs and a victim surcharge of £114.

MICHAL KOWALSKI, 44, of Crighton Avenue, London, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Slough on September 29 last year with namely 106 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was given 90 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 24 months. There were also court costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £114.

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