Magistrate Antonio Micallef Trigona fined €1,300 a truck driver from Qormi and suspended his driving licence for three months after he was found guilty of driving dangerously, slightly injuring PC Colin Spiteri and relapsing.

The case dates back to on October 21, 2004 when a serious accident in Gudja had resulted in traffic piling up, to the extent that Civil Aviation Road in Luqa had had to be closed for some time and traffic was diverted.

Marius Camilleri, 52, was caught in the traffic jam and PC Spiteri asked him to go down the same road where the accident had happened but he argued that the truck was too large to be able to be driven through.

The accused was charged with attempted grievously bodily harm, threatening the policeman and driving towards him in a dangerous manner. Inspector Joseph Agius prosecuted.