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After spending two weeks on remand, Police Constable Timothy Horatio, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol when he crashed the minibus he was driving, killing a passenger, was last Friday granted $300,000 bail.
Timothy Horatio
Bail was granted to him by Magistrate Leron Daly after a bail petition was renewed by his attorney in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Horatio, 26, of Stone Avenue, Campbellville, Georgetown is accused of driving minibus BPP 7944 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Dillon Linton, 21, also of Stone Avenue Campbellville, by dangerous driving.
The accident occurred on August 28. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge and will make his next court appearance on September 30, for statements.
It was reported that the speeding minibus driven by Horatio slammed into a post before overturning on Regent Street, resulting in the death of Linton.
Linton reportedly sustained multiple injuries and died hours later while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He was reportedly sitting in the back seat of the minibus when it crashed.
According to reports, the Constable, and a part time minibus driver were racing another minibus at around 20:00hrs on the day in question, when he tried to avoid hitting a motorcyclist, who was heading in the opposite direction.
He was however unable to avoid the collision and ended up losing control of the vehicle. The minibus reportedly toppled several times before smashing into a utility pole and finally coming to a stop at the wall of a Regent Street store, ‘Curtains and Draperies.’
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