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City Magistrate Judy Latchman sentenced a former Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) driver to 60 months imprisonment, after he was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at the conclusion of a one-year long trial.Dead: Claude McPhersonShawn Ravindra Ramai, 28 of Lot 15 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, was found guilty as charged for the offence, which alleged that on February 26, 2014,NFL Jerseys From China, he drove motor pick up PRR 2923 in a manner dangerous to the public,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, thereby causing the death of Claude McPherson.Further, Ramai was found guilty of failing to stop the vehicle after the accident, failing to render assistance to the deceased and failing to report the said accident to a police station within 24 hours of the said accident.On these three charges he was fined $30,000 with an alternative of one month’s imprisonment.Magistrate Latchman during her ruling said that the defendant falls below the classification of a skilled and competent driver. She took into consideration the mitigating factors raised by the defence lawyer of Ramai being married and the sole breadwinner of his family.Before handing down the jail term, the Magistrate also considered the prevalence in the numbers of road deaths.The matter was prosecuted by Police Inspector Vishnu Hunt while the defence was led by Attorney-at-Law Mr. Fazil Azeez. During the trial,Jerseys From China, a number of witnesses were called to testify, inclusive of police ranks and civilians.Subsequent to the sentencing,Dwight Howard Hawks Jersey, Ramai’s lawyer indicated that he will appeal the matter.Ramai made his first court appearance on March 6,Authentic NFL Jerseys Wholesale, 2014 before the said Magistrate and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was released on $2M bail on that occasion.According to reports, Mc Pherson was riding his bicycle on Mandela Avenue,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, when he was struck by the SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) and dragged about 100 yards from the point of impact. He was found severely injured with his mangled bicycle in front of a shop. The father of six died a few hours after the accident at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).Ramai,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, the driver fled the scene after the accident and reportedly parked the damaged vehicle at the GWI Vlissengen Road and Church Street compound. He turned himself over to the police less than one week after the fatality. |
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