Driver in fatal accident granted bail

Aug 23, 2016 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Almost one month after disc jockey (DJ) Wavel Sheik Sabsook was killed in an early morning accident

CHARGED: Shameer Mohamed

at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, his friend Shameer Mohamed was yesterday released on $1M bail on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
Mohamed of 99 Diamond, East Bank Demerara, denied the allegation which stated that on July 24, he drove motor car PVV 2007 in a manner dangerous to the public thereby causing the death of Sabsook. He also denied that on the same day, he drove the motorcar while he was under the influence of alcohol, with his breathalyzer test reading reaching 103 micrograms. On this charge he was granted $10,000 bail.
Attorney Peter Hugh made an application for his client to be released on bail. He stated that Mohamed has no pending or previous matters and is not a flight risk. The lawyer told the court that his client is unable to walk as a result of injuries he sustained during the accident.
According to Hugh, Mohamed received several burns on his legs and asked that he be admitted to bail so that he will get the opportunity to visit the Georgetown Public Hospital thrice weekly for dressing. The lawyer said that the prison service will be unable to give his client the type of medical attention he needs.
Police Prosecutor Kerry Bostwick had no objections to bail. He however requested that the defendant report to the Golden Grove Police Station Traffic Department twice weekly until

DEAD: Wavel Sheik Sabsook

the completion of the matter.
The defendant will return to court on September 2, for statements.
According to reports, Sabsook was killed after the vehicle Mohamed was driving, crashed and overturned in the vicinity of Distribution Services Limited (DSL). It was reported that the vehicle came to a stop after it crashed into a fence, broke a signboard and then burst into flames.
Sabsook was reportedly hurled out of the vehicle and onto the opposite side of the roadway. A police official had said that a breathalyzer test performed on Mohamed revealed that his alcohol level was well above the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes.
The DJ and his friend were reportedly returning home from a party in Georgetown when the accident occurred.

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