MAGISTRATE Alex Moore, at Sparendaam Court yesterday, fixed bail at $2.6M for a teenage driver charged with, among other offences, causing death by dangerous driving.

Eighteen-year- old Trishant Sukhoo, of Section ‘B’ Non Pariel, also on East Coast Demerara, faced two other charges, of failing to stop after an accident and to render assistance to the victim.
The other two offences attracted surety of $50,000 each, making the total of $2.6M, for the defendant’s pre-trial freedom.
Defence Counsel Pamela De Santos, who made the application on behalf of Sukhoo told the court he is not a flight risk and is willing to lodge his passport at a station and present himself to the Police daily.
The lawyer said the young man was saddened by the incident and even took it upon himself to go to the Police who did not have to go in search of him after the early Sunday morning occurrence.
After listening to the prosecutor and the lawyer the magistrate granted the request of the latter, on the grounds that the actions taken by the young man after, his willingness to be monitored by the Police daily and the lodging of his passport, were favourable enough to him.
Meanwhile, the parents of the young man through the lawyer pleaded with the court that the amount required for his freedom is a hefty sum that could prove impossible for relatives.

Other valuables
However, Magistrate Moore pointed out that it could be covered by the lodging of a transport and/or other valuables.
The case resulted from what happened Sunday morning, at approximately 01:00 hr on the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road, East Coast Demerara, too, when the vehicle driven by Sukhoo hit barber Gopaulram Dass as he was crossing the thoroughfare.
The father of one was left at the roadside but the number plate of the vehicle was found at the scene.
Dass was picked up by a friend in whose company he had been earlier and taken to Woodlands Hospital in Georgetown where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
On Monday morning, the errant driver turned himself into the Police in the company of his father.
A post mortem revealed the cause of death of the 35-year-old Dass was multiple injuries, including three ribs, a leg and neck, all broken.

(By Leroy Smith)