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 today at 10 am.
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.
The Ministry of Labour is also investigating the matter as it could possibly be an occupational safety and health death. Mc Calmon had been engaged in road construction work at the time.
