A woman was yesterday granted $200,000 bail after she was charged with the March Canje bridge accident which resulted in the death of Glen McLeod of Canefield, East Canje.
Tomika Cummings, 31, of Lot 60 Archer Street, Number Two Village, East Canje Berbice appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court where she was charged with unlicensed driving and causing death by dangerous driving.
She was not required to plead to the charge and was released on $200,000 bail.
Meanwhile, Chaitram Persaud was charged with permitting an unlicensed driver to drive the vehicle and permitting a breach of insurance.
Persaud had claimed at the scene of the accident to investigators that he was driving at the time, however, based on the police’s investigations it was determined that the female was driving at the time of the fatal accident.
McLeod, 61, a security guard attached to the New Amsterdam Technical Institute and of Lot 913 New Area Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice, was pushing his bicycle over the Canje Bridge on the evening of March 27th, heading to work located less than a minute from the bridge, when he was struck by the speeding car.
It was first reported that the driver was at the wheel of motor car PWW 511 at the time of the accident with a female passenger of Lot 60 Archer Street, Number 2 Village, East Canje, Berbice.
However, a police source had said that investigators were working to ascertain who exactly was behind the wheel of the vehicle. According to the source, based on injuries sustained it was determined that the female may have been driving at the time of the accident. According to an initial report from the police, initial investigations had revealed that motor car, PWW 511 was proceeding west along the northern drive lane at a fast rate when the driver lost control and collided with McLeod, who was walking and pushing his cycle over the bridge in the said direction.
As a result of the impact, McLeod was flung into the air then onto the road resulting in him sustaining injuries, while the car then collided with the southern rail of the bridge and turned sideways before coming to halt.
McLeod, the man who claimed to be the driver, and the woman in the vehicle were rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
Stabroek News was told that McLeod was admitted while the driver and occupant were treated for minor injuries.
The police’s report had said that Mc Leod had sustained a fractured left foot. He succumbed to his injuries just around 8.15 the following day at New Amsterdam Public Hospital, and his wife had reported that he complained of experiencing pain in his head before succumbing.
Stabroek News was told that two breathalyzer tests were carried out on the male who claimed to be the driver which read 54 and 49 BAC respectively. After receiving medical attention, he was placed into custody following the accident after which he was released on bail.
