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Aug 11, 2015 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News
Fitzroy Aulder, the bus driver accused of causing the death of Romel Junor, by dangerous driving was further remanded to prison yesterday after his third court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Aulder, 38, of Lot 36 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown is accused of driving minibus BTT 3835 on July 17, on Durban Street, in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Junor.
At yesterday’s court hearing before Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan, Aulder’s attorney, Paul Fung-A-Fat, made a bail application on his behalf. He argued that on the day in question, Junor was under the influence of alcohol and walked into the path of his client’s vehicle.
Fung-A-Fat pointed out that his client took all precautionary measures to avoid the accident and Junor should be blamed for the mishap.
The lawyer said that he was sorry a life was lost, while adding that the offence is a bailable one and his client should be released on reasonable bail.
In concluding, the attorney informed the court that he intends to call several witnesses to testify that Junor was indeed “drunk”, to prove his case.
Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Neville Jeffers, was opposed to the defendant being granted pre-trial liberty, citing the seriousness of the offence. He added that the file is incomplete, since the post mortem report is still outstanding.
The prosecutor requested a few days to have the file completed by the investigating rank.
Hence, the Magistrate adjourned the matter until Thursday, when the attorney is expected to make another bail application.
According to court facts, on the day in question, the defendant was driving the minibus proceeding at a fast rate along the northern side of D’Urban Street. He said when the bus reached the corner at Bent and Lime Streets; it collided with the sixty year-old man, who was crossing the road at the time.
Jeffers said that the impact of the collision caused Junor to pitch several feet away. He was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to reports, Junor had just left a popular bar in the area with a female companion in ‘high spirits.’
Kaieteur News understands that the pedestrian was pitched some 15 feet away from the collision spot. He lay bleeding on the street for a while before he was transported to the hospital by the driver of the minibus.
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