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Mechanic denies involvement in hit and run road death
Delon Duncan, the suspect in the hit and run accident that claimed the life of teen biker Travis Bollers, last
Travis Bollers
November, yesterday denied being involved in the accident. His denial came despite a police witness testifying that Duncan had confessed to the offence after he was arrested.
Duncan, 34, of Lot 982 Block ‘F’ Sophia was arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts in December 2015 on five charges that included causing death by dangerous driving. He was arraigned for not being in possession of a third party insurance policy; for failing to stop after the accident had occurred; for failing to render assistance to the injured teen; and for failing to report the accident to the police within 24 hours. He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
In an unsworn statement yesterday from the prisoner’s dock, Duncan said that on November 26, 2015, he was driving along Sherriff Street. He said that as he was about to turn into Pike Street he saw a minibus and so he stopped and allowed the other vehicle to pass.
Afterward, he said he turned into the street. A sound behind him caught his attention, he said, so he glanced through a mirror in the vehicle and saw that someone was about to sit on the bridge.
He said that he continued along his own path and carried the vehicle to the welding shop where he was employed. A week later, he said received a phone call informing him that police were at the shop and they were about to take the vehicle into custody.
He said that when he went to the police station, an officer inspected the vehicle and found scratch marks and a dent on the back of it. At that point, he said he was arrested and taken into police custody.
Duncan stated that he knew nothing of an accident.
Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers, however, refuted Duncan’s statement, indicating that photographs were before the court, showing Duncan pointing to the point of impact on the roadway. He said further that Duncan had related to a Police Constable that he was involved in the accident.
Duncan’s lawyer, Paul Fung-A-Fat, in turn denied Jeffers assertions.
Earlier in the case the prosecution had argued that repairs were being conducted on the vehicle that was driven when the accident occurred. The prosecution had argued that this showed the cunningness of the accused, who had allegedly turned himself in when he realised that the police were close to making a break in the case.
The matter was adjourned for April 6, 2016 by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
On November 26, last, around11.30 pm, Bollers and his cousin, Quacy McCalman, were riding a motorcycle along Pike Street, Campbellville, headed towards Sheriff Street when they collided with the Toyota Tacoma pick-up GHH5201 that turned into the street.
The two young men were subsequently rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where Bollers was pronounced dead on arrival.
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