After turning himself in, Shamir Barker, the driver accused in the hit and run accident that caused the death of Latoya Thompson last month, was yesterday charged and remanded to jail by a city magistrate.
Barker, 24, was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on August 12th, 2015, he drove PPP 1354 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Thompson.
Additionally, he was charged with two counts of failing to stop and rendering assistance to the injured parties as well as another charge of failing to report the accident to the police.
Barker, who was represented by attorneys Priya Manickchand and Glenn Hanoman,