Court News
July 17, 2019

07/17/2019

By From JT Staff Reports

Seat belt – William E. Johnson, Delaware, $30 fine, $91 costs.

Marked lanes – Shota Aphtsiauri, Brooklyn, NY, $58 fine, $85 costs.

Seat belt – David T. Williams, Blacklick, $30 fine, $72 costs.

Speeding – Michael Welsh, Delaware, dismissed, $143 costs.

Non-compliance – Derek K. Gatlin, Lim...

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