Byron Pearson, a 67-year-old resident of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert and was found guilty of two counts of ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’.
Pearson was sentenced to two years imprisonment for each charge, which will run concurrently, the police said in a statement today.
Pearson was charged with the two counts almost a year ago (on 15th May 2023) when he first appeared before Magistrate Lambert where the charge was read to him. At this time he pleaded not guilty and was placed on $300,000 bail each.
He was charged and convicted relative to a fatal accident that occurred on 16th February 2023, at about 15:30 hrs at which time Pearson was the driver of motorcar PRR 5669 which was proceeding south along the eastern side of Fourth Avenue, Bartica.
He failed to stop at a ‘stop sign’ on the approach to Fifth Street, Bartica, resulting in a collision with motorcyclist David Huggins, age 26, and pillion rider Felicia Lewis, age 23, both of whom succumbed to their injuries.
