–slapped with four charges, one of them curfew-related

SASENARINE Jairam, the driver in last weekend’s hit-and-run fatal accident on the Canje Public Road, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the New Amsterdam Court on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty to the four charges brought against him, all of which are traffic-related.

Jairam, 34, who reportedly runs a mechanic shop in Georgetown, has been charged with: Causing death by dangerous driving; failing to render assistance; failing to stop after the accident; and breach of restriction to home, which is curfew-related.

After pleading not guilty of causing the death of 39-year-old pedal cyclist,

Raquel Edwards, he was ordered to post bail in the sum of $345,000.

On Saturday May 16, just after 20:50hrs, the defendant was reportedly behind the wheel of PNN 3631, travelling at a fast rate of speed along the Fort Canje Public Road, when he ran into Edwards, of Levi Dam, New Amsterdam, and fled the scene.

Edwards, who would have turned 40 on Sunday, subsequently died at the New Amsterdam Hospital, and according to the autopsy, her injuries were “multiple”. She is expected to be buried today.