Trucker fined for driving under the influence after Kumu trail accident

A truck driver was fined $10,000 on Monday for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Dexter Franklin was brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, who read a charge which stated that on May 14, along the Kumu Trail, at Rupununi, he drove GTT 8398 under the influence of alcohol.

Franklin pleaded guilty to the charge.