> Mr Dan Casson of Hollingworth Road, Maidstone, was found guilty in his
> absence and fined £500 and ordered to pay £190 costs and £15 victim
> surcharge on Tuesday 22 April at Maidstone Magistrates Court.
> Mr Casson was moving at an
> estimated speed of 20 knots, when he collided with a police boat and
> then continued to travel down the river towards Allington.
> PC Robert Dadd of Kent Police said: "We are pleased that the
> Environment Agency was successful with this prosecution. We hope it
> will send a clear and strong message that drinking alcohol while using
> boats is dangerous. In this instance, it was extremely fortunate that
> nobody was hurt."
>
Seriously snipped
It's clear that doing 20 knots in a boat is a far more serious matter
than doing 100mph in a car then! One could have been done for speeding
and breathalysed and got away cheaper on the road!
John
