A truck driver who was dubbed as the 'most dangerous' in Malta, admitted in court on Thursday to having violated a blanket ban on driving - and that he did so on two wheels.  

Marius Camilleri, 57, whose dangerous manoeuvres at the wheel of his truck had hit the headlines a few months ago, again landed on the wrong side of the law after being spotted by traffic policemen driving a motorcycle through Qormi on Wednesday afternoon.

He was stopped and escorted to the local police station where it resulted that the number plate on the motorcycle belonged to another vehicle registered in the name of someone else, who lives abroad.

Moreover, the man had been driving without a licence and insurance cover.

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Mr Camilleri was allegedly reluctant to answer police questions, even refusing to supply his name.

On Thursday, he was accused of driving without a licence and insurance, using number plates which did not belong to his motorcycle, breaching bail conditions, with having committed the alleged offences during the operative period of two suspended sentences as well as with relapsing.

He was visibly moved and wept as his lawyer, Leslie Cuschieri, explained the consequences of his guilty plea.

When making submissions on punishment, Dr Cuschieri informed the court that his client had on Wednesday suffered a slight accident at home and had injured his leg.

Anxious to keep his appointment with the bail book and unable to cover the distance on foot, he had tried to call his daughter for a lift to the police station but did not manage to get through. Since there was no one else to accompany him, the man panicked and somewhat rashly opted to drive the motorcycle rather than miss signing the bail book.

“He did all he could to sign the bail book without considering that he was breaching another bail condition,” Dr Cuschieri argued. The inspector confirmed that indeed Mr Camilleri had signed at 2.30pm and had been on his way back when spotted by the police.

However, the prosecution insisted that the accused could have walked to the police station which was a ‘corner away.’ Moreover, the circumstances of the case seemed to indicate premeditation, the inspector argued.

The court, presided over by magistrate Gabriella Vella, put off the case for judgement.