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Driver placed on $400,000 for wanton driving, victim faints in court

May 26, 2012 News

 

 

A man was yesterday charged with the offence of wanton driving when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Otis Straughn, of James Street, Albouystown, was accused of wounding Gavin Marshall. The police said that on May 21, last, on James Street, the accused while being the driver of a motorcar injured the accused.
To the indictable charge, 44 year-old Straughn was not required to plead.  The prosecutor did not object to bail but asked that the driver be placed on substantial bail.
The court then told the accused that he would have to post $400,000 for his pre-trial liberty. Straughn begged for a reduction but was informed that the injuries to the victim were life threatening. That was according to the medical report the court said.
The victim, Gavin Marshall, also had a charge before the court. He however fainted before the charge could be read to him.
The man, who seemed sick and had to move around with a walker, slumped over the bench where he sat and fell to the court floor. Immediate action was taken by the police and Marshall was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital for medical attention.
It is unclear whether Marshall’s condition was as a result of the injuries he sustained.

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