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Family of road fatality agrees to $8M settlement

Jul 04, 2013 News

 

 

The relatives of a retired nurse mid-wife, who was killed in a road accident, last year, accepted a settlement of $8 million from the driver of the vehicle that killed her.
On October 14, 2012  about 11:00 hours at Coldingen railway embankment, Troy Forde, 40, of 17 Supply, East Coast Demerara, caused the death of Vivian Adams,59, of Lot 2, NonPareil, East Coast Demerara.
Forde was subsequently found guilty of the said crime after the matter engaged the courts for a trial which lasted for about 10 months.
Court documents revealed that on the day in question, Adams was riding her pedal cycle heading for home when truck GHH5153, being driven by Forde, was about to over take another truck when he collided with the woman.
Adams was knocked off her bicycle as the impact threw her into a nearby garbage heap on the other side of the road. She was then picked up by someone from a church bus that was passing and taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
It was noted that during the trial, that the defendant who opted to go into the witness box, admitted to the court under rigorous cross examination by the prosecution that he was “driving under the influence of alcohol.”
The family, who later agreed to settle, was given some time to decide on the amount to be paid for the compensation of their lost loved one.
When the relatives returned on Tuesday, they brought documents which they presented before the court, outlining how they arrived at the proposed amount.
There was no objection to the $8 million settlement.
Magistrate Moore then explained in further details to the defendant how the amount was reached especially as it relates to the loss of life according to the laws of the court.

 

 

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