Teenage driver who seriously injured pedestrian in Northampton car park among these 23 cases in court

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on September 16

SOPHIE BRITCHFORD, aged 28, of Southampton Road, Northampton, theft from a shop — on May 18, 2025, stole items to the value of £37.94 belonging to Co-op, Northampton, conditionally discharged for 12 months, compensation of £37.94, surcharge £26, costs £85.

VICTOR UNGUREANU, aged 18, of Jersey Court, Northampton, caused serious injury by careless / inconsiderate driving on Northampton College Car Park — collided with a pedestrian who went under the vehicle, sustaining visible facial injuries, broken ribs and broken finger; community order with 220 hours unpaid work, surcharge £114, costs £85, disqualified for 18 months.

MARK PETERS, aged 54, of Rounding Mews, Upton, On June 29, 2025, drunk in charge of a vehicle in Weedon Road — 115 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg, on August 6 drink driving on Rounding Mews, Upton — 134 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; eight weeks prison suspended for 12 months, alcohol treatment for six months, overnight curfew with electronic monitoring, disqualified for 30 months, costs £735

NICHOLAS BILLING, aged 67, of Fulford Drive, Northampton, three counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order by repeatedly submitting false reports to police, community order, costs £85.

GRAZYNA BACZYNSKA, aged 63, of Hinton Close, Northampton, drink driving on Horse Market, Northampton — 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; community order, fined £120, disqualified for 36 months, surcharge £114, costs £85.

CLAIRE FITZHUGH, aged 44, of Yarwell Square, Northampton, drove a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence on Upton Way, Northampton, used a vehicle without third party insurance, two counts of possession of class A drugs — cocaine and heroin; fined £360, eight points, surcharge £144, costs £85.

ANDREW GRIFFIN, aged 32, of Stanley Street, Northampton, theft from a shop — on August 25, 2025, stole toiletries to the value of £68.94 belonging to One Stop; six weeks in prison, compensation of £68.94.

MARK CHAMBERS, aged 37, of no fixed abode, racially / religiously aggravated common assault / beating against a man, racially / religiously aggravated fear / provocation of violence by words / writing, conviction of an offence while a community order for offences of failure to provide specimen for analysis, theft, obstructing police and criminal damage was in force; 34 weeks in prison, compensation of £50.

KEVIN LEIGHTON, aged 46, of Clarke Court, Earls Barton, possession of a class A drug — cocaine, possession of a class B drug — cannabis; conditionally discharged for 12 months, costs £85.

JUSTICE HAMMOND, aged 52, of Brashland Drive, Northampton, used a vehicle on St Andrews Road without third party insurance; fined £162, surcharge £65, costs £400, six points.

JAEDEN FRANKLIN, aged 20, of no fixed abode, failed to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence by failing to attend Northampton Probation Office for a planned appointment and failing to maintain contact with a responsible officer; 16 weeks in prison suspended for 24 months, costs £60.

GEOFFREY ALLPORT, aged, of Harvest Close, Daventry, failed to comply with a community order by twice failing to attend Northampton Probation Office for a planned office appointment, fined £50, costs £60.

■ These cases were heard on September 17

ROBERT SNAJER, aged 48, of St Leonards Court, Northampton, two counts of drug driving on A1(M) at Bramham, speeding — exceeding 70 mph motorway limit; fined £120, community order with 80 hours unpaid work, surcharge £114, costs £650, disqualified for 17 months.

MIHAIL LUCHIN, aged 30, of Euston Road, Northampton, cause to be sent by public communication network an offensive / indecent / obscene / menacing message / matter — namely phone calls that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; community order with 80 hours unpaid work, surcharge £114, costs £650.

JOSEPH COLLEY, aged 30, of Chipsey Avenue, Bugbrooke, criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 — damaged a vehicle tyre to the value of £170, assaulted a man by beating; community order, compensation of £300, surcharge £114, costs £650.

ZOHAIB AKHTAR, aged 25, of Whiteland Road, Northampton, driver failed to comply with a red light traffic signal on Upton Valley Way, Northampton, failed to stop a vehicle when required by police, fined £120, surcharge £48, costs £130, three points.

CHRISTOPHER LYTTLE, aged 53, of Sotheby Rise, Northampton, harassment without violence; community order, surcharge £114, costs £650.

GARY PHILLIPS, aged 52, of Campbell Street, Northampton, racially / religiously aggravated fear / provocation of violence by words / writing; community order, fined £675, compensation of £150, costs £100.

KAY SAWBRIDGE, aged 66, of South Street, Castlethorpe, driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident on Courteenhall Road Quinton, failed to stop after that accident, failed to report that accident; fined £485, surcharge £194, costs £130, six points.

MARY STEVENS, aged 84, of Brafield Road, Horton, drove a vehicle on Bedford Road, Horton, without due care and attention — failed to safely observe an oncoming vehicle when pulling out of a give way junction causing a collision; fined £200, surcharge £80, costs £130, seven points.

JUSTIN AMOS, aged 36, of Church Lane, Nether Heyford, speeding — 78mph on A4500 Weedon Road, near Harpole, exceeding the legal limit of 50mph; fined £666, surcharge £266, costs £110, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

CHRISTIAN BORTA, aged 20, of Cross Waters Close, Northampton, used a vehicle on Newport Pagnell Road, Northampton, without third party insurance; fined £660, surcharge £264, costs £110, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

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