St Catherine man fined $70,000 for driving without licence and insurance
Published:Friday | April 3, 2026 | 2:22 PM
A St Catherine man has been fined a total of $70,000 or 14 days’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to driving without a licence and insurance.
The accused, Deshaun Rhoden, was charged with driving without a driver’s licence and operating a motor vehicle without insurance coverage.
When he appeared in the parish court on April 2, Parish Judge Geneta Smikle imposed a fine of $40,000 or seven days’ imprisonment for driving without a licence, and $30,000 or seven days’ imprisonment for having no insurance.
Reports are that on June 15, 2025, Rhoden was driving a motorcycle along Jobs Lane in Spanish Town when he was stopped by the police.
Checks revealed that he did not have a valid driver’s licence to operate the motorcycle and was also without insurance coverage.
He was subsequently charged and later pleaded guilty to the offences.
- Rasbert Turner
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