Dwayne Williams, a 44-year-old driver at the NIS, and of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was charged on Friday last with ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’.
The charge was read to him when he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court #2 before Magistrate Alicia George. He pleaded not guilty and was placed on $500,000 bail.
The matter was adjourned to 29th December 2024 at 10:00hrs.
Daniel Mc Calmon, a 29-year-old construction worker from West La Penitence, Georgetown died in the accident.
The police say that the accident involved motor pickup #PAD 1720 owned by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and driven by Williams; motor pick-up #GMM 8060, owned and driven by an 80-year-old of Dasrath Street, Triumph Village, East Coast Demerara; and Mc Calmon.
Enquiries disclosed, a police release said, that the NIS pick-up was proceeding west on the southern carriageway of Montrose Public Road at a fast rate and whilst in the process of negotiating a left turn, the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with the centre median of the road. As a result, the vehicle ended up on the northern carriageway and collided with Mc Calmon who was doing roadwork alongside the northern carriageway.
As a result of the collision, Mc Calmon was dragged by the pickup vehicle on the northern carriageway and in the process collided with another pickup (#GMM 8060) which was proceeding east on the northern driving lane.
Mc Calmon was picked up in an unconscious condition by public-spirited citizens and placed into a vehicle which took him to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was seen and examined by a doctor, who pronounced him dead on arrival.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on Williams which showed readings of .068 and .071 micrograms respectively.