TWENTY-eight-year-old Iyani Suechee, a minibus driver accused of driving minibus BPP 1578 in a dangerous manner from Sheriff Street onto the Rupert Craig Highway and in the process causing the death of pedal cyclist Herallall Schieve-Charran on February 4, was yesterday released on $250,000 bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Prosecutor Ceon Blackman told the court that on the day in question, at 15:30hrs, the defendant was driving a minibus proceeding east around the northern carriageway of the Rupert Craig Highway. The green light indicated he should proceed, and in so doing, Schieve-Charran rode across his path from south, and a collision resulted to the side of the bus.
Thereafter, Schieve-Charran lay motionless on the ground, but the defendant picked him up and took him to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was admitted as a patient for his injuries.
Schieve-Charran was later discharged from the hospital, but mysteriously had a relapse and was admitted to the Prashad Hospital in Georgetown.
“What caused the death and what was treated for on the day of the accident has nothing to do with it. He was admitted for another illness, and not what caused the injury. That’s another issue,” claimed Attorney-at-law Patrice Henry, who represented Suechee.
The attorney added that Schieve- Charran probably died because of the other illness, but Magistrate Faith McGusty responded that Henry was indicating that Schieve-Charran was sick even before he was involved in the accident, and that he had suddenly succumbed to that defect.
The prosecution did not object to the $250,000 bail granted, and the magistrate then ordered that Suechee return on Monday, September 16, for statements.