Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Gary Best was this afternoon freed of the charge of causing the death of cyclist Jude Bentley by dangerous driving.
Magistrate Rondell Weaver sitting in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court upheld the no-case submission that had been made by Best’s lawyer, Nigel Hughes.
It was alleged that at approximately 4.31 am on February 8th, at Clive Lloyd Drive, Best drove a car, PRR 812, in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Bentley, who had been to Sheriff Street to meet a group of cyclists. Best, who was proceeding in the same direction, has alleged that the cyclist suddenly appeared in front of him and that he applied brakes and the right side of the front of his vehicle collided with the cyclist, who fell onto the roadway and sustained injuries.
