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Truck driver granted $2.1M bail in fatal Demerara river bridge crash
(Kaieteur News) – Thirty-two-year-old truck driver Jomel Kenny, who was remanded in connection with a multi-vehicle accident on the Bharrat Jagdeo River Bridge that claimed the life of a taxi driver, was granted $2.13 million bail on Wednesday.
Kenny, of Lot 48 Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Dylan Bess at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court, accompanied by his lawyer, Everton Lammy-Singh. His status was changed from remand, to bail, following the hearing.
At a previous court appearance on January 30, Kenny was charged with driving without a licence, breach of insurance and faulty packing of a load. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was remanded to prison.
Truck driver Jomel Kenny, now on $2.13M bail
The owner of the truck, 55-year-old Antonio Johnson of Lot 6C Anna Catherina, was also charged with breach of insurance and permitting an unlicensed driver to operate the vehicle. He pleaded not guilty and was granted $50,000 bail.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, the charge of causing death by dangerous driving was read to Kenny. He was not required to enter a plea at that stage.
Lammy-Singh applied for bail for his client, arguing that all the offences were bailable. He stated that the prosecution had no grounds to object to the bail application. “The prosecution had no grounds for objecting to bail,” he told Kaieteur News.
According to Lammy-Singh, the prosecution instead, indicated that the matter had been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
Magistrate Bess subsequently granted a total of $2,130,000 bail for all offences. Upon payment, Kenny will be released from remand.
The matter was adjourned to April 2, 2026, for further proceedings.
The fatal accident occurred on January 29 at approximately 09:30 hrs. Kenny was driving motor lorry GAC 296, which was transporting a load of cement and travelling along the western side of the bridge en route to Region Three. Reports indicate that the truck suffered a mechanical failure while ascending the bridge, causing it to roll backwards at high speed into oncoming traffic.
The out-of-control lorry collided with five other vehicles, resulting in a six-vehicle crash. Twenty-five-year-old taxi driver Scott Dorwart of Grove, East Bank Demerara, was killed in the incident.
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