By Sania Babirye
A taxi driver who tried to knock down a Traffic police officer after being stopped for routine check up has been charged and remanded to Luzira prison.
The suspect is identified as 43 year old Byakatonda Godfrey a resident of Luzira in Nakawa division Kampala district.
He has been arraigned before Buganda road court grade one magistrate Robert Mukanza who charged him with Driving in a manner dangerous to the public contrary to section 110 (1) of the Traffic and Road safety act of 1998.
He was also charged with Driving without a valid driving permit contrary to section 35 (1) and 176 (1) of the Traffic and Road safety act of 1998.
He has however denied the charges and remanded to Luzira prison until next month for hearing of his case.
Prosecution states that on the 22nd day of May 2018 at about 17:30hours at radio one along Dustur street in the District of Kampala did drive a motor vehicle Registration number UAZ 331K Toyota Hiace on the road in such a manner that might have been dangerous to the public housing without having no regard to all the circumstances of a case by trying to Knock a Traffic police officer.
He is also said on the same day and hour in the same place was driving the same vehicle without a valid permit.
The brief facts of the case states that the accuse drove the said car carelessly and dangerously and when police officer attached to Kampala Metropolitan police Kagwa Peter stopped him and ordered him to park on the sides for check up, hr instead sped off and tried to knock him and other road users.
The police officer is said to have reached the ignition switch and managed to stop the car leading to his arrest.
He returns to court next month for hearing of his case.