One Tida Sanneh was, on Tuesday, arraigned before Magistrate BO Jobe of the Bundung Magistrates Court, charged with careless driving. She was also charged for driving without a valid driving license. When the charge was read to her, Tida pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against her.

According to the particulars of the offense, Tida Sanneh, on 17th December, 2007, along Tallinding Farakono in the Kanifing Municipal Council, drove a vehicle with registration number KM 3762 B, without care and attention thereby causing an accident.
On count two, she was charged with driving the same vehicle at the same time without a driving license.

In her mitigation plea, Tida begged for mercy, saying she would not repeat the offense.
In his ruling, the presiding magistrate, BO Jobe found her guilty of the offenses preferred against her. Magistrate Jobe adjourned the case to Wednesday, 17 September, 2008, for the judgement.

The accused was granted bail in the sum of D5,000, with a Gambian surety.
Meanwhile, Henry Dansell, another driver facing similar charges, was also brought before the court for careless driving along the Senegambia Highway on August 16, thereby causing an accident.

Mr Dansell pleaded guilty when the charge sheet was read to him. The presiding magistrate granted him bail in the sum of D3,000 with one Gambian surety.  
The case was also adjourned to September 17 for judgement.