Court fines woman driver

A women driver was yesterday fined Rs. 6,500 by the Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate’s court when she was found guilty of knocking down two female students on a pedestrian crossing.
Magistrate Dharshika Wimalasiri also ordered the accused Jinendra Madavi Gunawardena of Imbulgoda in Weliveriya to pay Rs. 40,000 to one of the victims as compensation and damages. The other victim had not claimed any compensation.

It was alleged that on April 28 the woman had knocked down the two students near Soysapura Flats at Ratmalana causing serious injuries to the victims. The accused was taken into custody and later enlarged on bail.