St Catherine Labourer Fined $40,000 for Driving on Suspended Licence

On September 19 police stopped a motor car being driven along the Edward Seaga Highway and asked the driver to produce his licence. The driver, 24-year-old labourer Derron Thompson of a Linstead address, was found to have a suspended licence. He was arrested and charged.

Driving on a suspended licence carries both financial penalties and the risk of custodial time. Courts in the parish are enforcing those penalties when police detect drivers whose licences have been disqualified or suspended. The case illustrates routine traffic enforcement on major routes such as the Edward Seaga Highway and the immediate legal consequences when checks reveal suspension.

• Keep driving records current. Before getting behind the wheel, verify that your licence is valid and that any conditional or court-ordered suspensions have been lifted.
• Carry documentation. If there has been a recent change to licensing status, carry any paperwork that explains the situation to avoid immediate arrest.

The story was published by McKoy's News on September 24, 2026. It joins other recent reports of fines and court actions in St Catherine, including separate cases involving possession of lobster out of season and public urination fines. Those pieces indicate frequent local coverage of enforcement and magistrate-court outcomes.