An 85-year-old man who drove through a light-controlled intersection hitting a small boy has had his licence taken off him for six months.
Narahenpitage Norbet De Costa, 85, was also ordered to pay the family of Bodie Hamilton $2800 after the 3-year-old was hit on a light-controlled intersection on January 14, this year.
De Costa was arrested and charged with careless driving causing injury after the incident on Discovery Dr, Hamilton.
He pleaded guilty and today reappeared in the Hamilton District Court before Community Magistrate Kathryn Wilson where he was convicted and fined.