West Dorset cases from court registers dated December 1, 2, 3, 9

IAN PAUL WARNER, aged 79, of Blackdown, Beaminster. Found guilty of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle, who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £660. To pay victim surcharge of £66, costs of £90. Driving record endorsed with 6 penalty points.

SEBASTIAN GEOFREY TOBIAS NORMAN, aged 33, of Princess Road, Bridport. Admitted assaulting an individual by beating him. Discharged conditionally for 2 years. Restraining order made. To pay compensation of £50.

ADRIAN FLOWER, also known as ADRIAN CROCKER, aged 37, of Beckhampton Road, Poole. Admitted driving a mechanically propelled vehicle, namely a Vauxhall panel van, on a dual carriageway road, namely A35 Vinney Cross, Bridport, at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour, travelling at 62 miles per hour. Fined £40. To pay victim surcharge of £34, costs of £90. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 3 months.

MITCHELL ALEXANDER, aged 55, of Pelham Rise, Peacehaven, East Sussex.

Admitted driving a motor vehicle on A35 at Bridport when the proportion of a controlled drug, namely Benzoylecgonine (BZE, cocaine breakdown product), in blood, over 800 micrograms per litre, exceeded the specified limit. Fined £350. To pay victim surcharge of £35, costs of £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 15 months.