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Tour guide placed on $400,000 bail after fatal accident

Jul 26, 2012 News

 
A 21-year-old self employed tour guide was yesterday placed on $400,000 bail after answering a charge of dangerous driving. The man, Nicholas Samaroo, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the charge before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry.
The charge stated that on July 22, last, Samaroo drove his motorcar PPP 3163 in a manner dangerous to the public and caused the death of 20-year-old Alvin Thomas. Samaroo was not required to plead to the charge which is indictable.
Court prosecutor, Simeon Payne, told the court that on the day of the accident around 17:00 hours, the accused was proceeding north along Camp Street while the deceased and his pillion rider on motorcycle CG 3607 were heading east along Lamaha Street.
Payne said both the rider and the driver failed to come to a halt at the intersection of the streets and thus collided with each other. The prosecutor said the pillion rider has since been hospitalised while Thomas succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention.
Attorney-at-law Euclin Gomes represented the defendant. He requested reasonable bail for Samaroo who he said has been driving for the past three years and never had a run-in with the law. Gomes said that his client has been cooperating with the police from the beginning of the incident.
The lawyer dabbled a bit in the evidence and said that the deceased was riding at a very fast rate. He said the rider could not avoid the vehicle in his path and it would later show that the deceased was actually the one who rode into the side of his client’s car.
The prosecution had initially objected to bail on the prevalence and seriousness of the offence. The court however ordered Samaroo to lodge his passport with the police and that would be the only means of him getting his pre-trial liberty.
The prosecution withdrew its objection in light of the court order and Samaroo was placed on substantial bail. His matter will be called again on September 12.

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