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Legislation adequate for causing death and drunk driving offences

Mar 06, 2013 News

 

– Traffic Chief
Traffic Chief Hugh Denhert believes that the existing legislation is adequate to deal with persons who cause death by dangerous driving and the incidence of drunken drivers
Senior Superintendent Denhert added that while this so, it is only on the police to carry out the breathalyzer tests and institute charges once tests confirm that a driver is above the legal limit. The Traffic Chief further pointed out that on the first occasion that a person is charged for drunken driving that person is fined $7,500; the second time the person is fined and their licence is suspended for a year, and on the third occasion, the person can be jailed or their licence suspended indefinitely.
Further, as it relates to the penalties for causing death by dangerous driving, Denhert said that these vary from suspended sentences to custodial sentences. This, the Traffic Chief explained, rests solely on the judgment of the presiding Magistrate. He also used the opportunity to call on parents of teen drivers to be more involved with their children.
With specific reference to a recent accident on the East Coast of Demerara where a drunken teen was behind the steering wheel of a vehicle which was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of two persons, Denhert said parents and guardian can play a greater role.
“I am appealing to parents to get more involved, once you are aware that your child is the holder of a valid driver’s licence, you should be able to monitor him or her on the roadways…It is in their nature to want to experiment on the roadways, but parents can help us, the Traffic Department, by monitoring these teen drivers,” the Traffic Chief opined.
He added that the law provides for a person to be issued with a driver’s licence once they are 17 years and older, but the guardian of these teen drivers should get more involved and if they find that these teens are not responsible as drivers, then they should be supervised.
This, Denhert said, will aid the efforts of the traffic department in dealing with errant and reckless drivers.
The Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department has stressed that it will be targeting night spots with the aim of preventing drunken drivers from getting behind steering wheels. That campaign is currently in full effect.

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