The driver of the minibus involved in the accident on the Rupert Craig Highway which claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman last month has been charged with causing her death and driving without a licence at the time.
Patrick Rudolph Edwards appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court on June 2nd to answer to the charges of causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and committing a breach of insurance. Edwards has since been released on bail and is expected to return in court on June 30th.
Sabita Sukhoo, 20, of 123 Lusignan Pasture, East Coast Demerara, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where she was rushed after the May 28, 2020 accident.
According to police, minibus BWW 6242 collided with a private vehicle, PPP 2492, opposite the former Ocean View Hotel. This caused the bus to topple, eventually throwing two persons, the deceased woman and her mother, onto the roadway.
Traffic Officer and Assistant Superintendent of Region 4(a) of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Morris Fraser highlighted that the bus pinned Sukhoo.
