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Unlicenced motorcyclist who caused death of Sophia school girl, jailed three years
Kaieteur News – Twenty-two-year-old Glenton Redmond, an unlicenced motorcyclist, was on Tuesday sentenced to three years in prison for causing the death of Makida Quick, a former student of Tucville Secondary School, by dangerous driving.
Redmond, of 1584 ‘E’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was found guilty by Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court.
Dead: Makida Quick
Redmond had denied the charge which stated on April, 10, 2022 while on ‘E’ Field main access road in Sophia, he drove motorcycle CK 7840 in a manner dangerous to the public, causing the death of 14-year-old Quick, formerly of Lot 668 ‘D’ Field Sophia. He was also charged with being an unlicensed driver, and driving the motorcycle without insurance and fitness.
On Tuesday, Redmond was found guilty of the three offences and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. The matter was prosecuted by Police Sergeant Visram Ramjattan.
Kaieteur News had reported that on the day in question sometime around noon, Quick and her younger sister were on their way to their grandfather’s residence, which is located in the same area, when she met her demise. The two were travelling separately on their bicycles when the accident occurred.
Police in a report stated Quick was riding, south along the eastern side of the main access road, when a motorcycle, CK 7840, driven by Redmond, crashed into her. The police revealed that the motorcyclist was speeding in the same direction. He was allegedly doing a stunt when he lost control and collided with the teen.
As a result of the collision, Quick was flung some distance in the air before falling into a nearby drain, while Redmond fell onto the roadway. They were both picked up in an unconscious condition and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where the young girl was pronounced dead on arrival.
In an interview with this publication, the dead teen’s mother, Melissa Vossey had said Quick is her second child she has lost in just under three years. She said that back in 2019 her eldest child, Olijah Chesney, a former Guyana Defence Force rank, was murdered during the course of a robbery.
The grieving woman shared, her daughter, who was with Quick at the time of the accident, had visited the grandfather earlier that day and the man had requested to see Quick because he had not seen her recently. The woman stated that she had just reached home from work that day when she heard about the accident. What was related to the woman was that her daughter was standing on the corner of the road with her bicycle waiting for the motorcyclist to finish doing his “stunts” before she continued her journey.
“The boy was lying on his motorbike while riding when he knock she down,” Vossey related. She said her daughter, as a result of the accident, suffered a broken neck and leg, among other injuries. The woman described her daughter as a jovial and mannerly child.
- Glenton Redmond, Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool, Makida Quick, Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, Tucville Secondary School
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