Name: Antoinette Thompson
Address: Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon
Occupation: Route Inspector
Telephone #: 618-0959
Antoinette Thompson States,
I am a gazetted Route Inspector since November 1, 2019 employed to the Transport Authority and attached to the Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon. My duties as an Inspector include the monitoring and regulating of public passenger vehicles and prosecuting for breaches of the relevant Road Traffic enactments. 
On Thursday the 19th day of October 2023 I reported for duty at 10:00 am, I was briefed accordingly by my supervisor and dispatched on a summons operation that was scheduled to take place on the said day. I was accompanied by fellow inspectors, members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force attached to the Transport Authority, and a Justice of the Peace for the parish of Clarendon.  All members of the Transport Authority and Jamaica Constabulary Force were properly attired in our respective uniforms. My duties for the day entailed Inspection of PPV’s documents and drivers to ensure compliance as stipulated under the Transport Authority and Road Traffic Acts and Regulations. 
I along with the team assigned were conducting vehicle inspection along Main Street, May Pen in the parish of Clarendon.  At about 4:50 pm I observed a Toyota Probox registration number PM0537 coming toward my direction. I executed the number one signal to stop and pull over to which the driver complied. I approached the vehicle along with a Police officer. No destination markings were present on the front doors of the motor car. There was also an absence of the checkered strip, taxi globe and the association logo on the vehicle. I cautioned the driver and requested his vehicle documents to include Road Licence, Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Badge, and Drivers Licence. The driver began behaving in a boisterous manner and stating “a wah a wah evrytime unuh see mi unuh a mek problem wid mi!”He was identified as Doctor George Henry of Damhead, Frankfield, Clarendon from previous interactions I have had with this same driver. 
The driver was clad in his uniform. Three adult passengers who were identified to be paying passengers were observed in the motor car and there was no off-duty/chartered sign.  The driver did not produce any of the documents requested. I cautioned the driver and again requested his documents, to which he stated “mi nag gi no transport mi documents!” I informed him of the offences of failure to produce insurance certificate, failure to produce motor vehicle registration certificate, failure to produce fitness certificate, failure to produce road licence, failure to ensure that the destination of the vehicle are clearly and correctly displayed, No checkered streak, no logo, no globe. I asked the driver why he did not comply with the requirements under law to which the driver hissed his teeth and did not reply he still refused to produce the documents requested. I informed him that he would be prosecuted for the aforementioned offences.
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January 5, 2024
Antoinette Thompson
T.A. Route Inspector
 I informed him that I would be serving summonses on him for the aforementioned offences of failure to produce insurance certificate, failure to produce motor vehicle registration certificate, failure to produce fitness certificate, failure to produce road licence, failure to ensure that the destination of the vehicle are clearly and correctly displayed, No checkered streak, no logo, no globe. The driver then entered the vehicle under the guise that he was looking for the documents. And started the motor car and proceed to drive off the motor car. Summonses were prepared accordingly to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday January 24, 2024. 
At about 5:00 pm that same day Mr. Henry visited the May Pen Police Station, contact was made with the team and we arrived.  Mr. Henry was again cautioned and asked about the destination markings, the checkered streak, the globe, the association logo that were not present on the vehicle. The driver stated “unuh a idiot! Yuh nuh see seh di vehicle did lick and a spray mi spray it ova, mi have di logo and dem deh fi put on back.” I asked him to produce his documents to which he only produced his driver’s licence and stated regarding the remaining documents, “mi nuh have dem.” The summonses were served at 5:03pm upon Mr. Henry to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday January 24, 2024. Mr. Henry was charged for the offences of failure to produce insurance certificate, failure to produce motor vehicle registration certificate, failure to produce fitness certificate, failure to produce road licence, failure to ensure that the destination of the vehicle are clearly and correctly displayed. I used my discretion as it relates to the remaining offences. A photograph of the motor car was taken using a Samsung A72 smartphone, printed at the Swansea office, labelled D.G. 1 and 2 respectfully and attached to the file to be used as exhibit.
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January 5, 2024
Antoinette Thompson
T.A. Route Inspector
This statement consists of two pages signed by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing if it is tendered into evidence. I shall be liable to prosecution if I have willfully stated into it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true. 
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January 5, 2024