A truck driver who accidentally ran over a man on Monday night at Hope West, Enmore Access Road, East Coast Demerara, was on Thursday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and released on $500,000 bail
The accused, Tillackram Dindial, 34, of Lot 21 Hope West, Enmore, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, where he was read the charge.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge that he caused the death of Rajin Persad on July 5.
Dindial, who was granted bail, is expected to make his next court appearance on August 8, 2021, for trial.
Persad, a goldsmith, died on Monday night after he was run over by a truck at Hope West, Enmore Access Road, ECD.
At the time of the accident Persad was riding a bicycle along the road when he became accidentally pinned by the truck, which was unloading sand.
Police, in a report, stated that Dindial was operating the truck, GWW 8721, on the northern parapet of Hope West, Enmore Access Road in the vicinity of his premises.
He was offloading sand at the time.
However, the report said as Dindial lowered the tray and started to reverse, his wife shouted out to him, indicating that he had run over one of their dogs.
But upon checking, Dindial observed Persad under the truck with what appeared to be blood about his body. He was subsequently picked up by public-spirited citizens and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he was pronounced dead.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on Dindial but found no trace of alcohol in his system.
