A 23-year-old resident of Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara was fined and granted bail over a road accident in Kitty, Georgetown, which left a 63-year-old woman seriously injured.
Riyad Ahmad appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, before Magistrate Shivani Lalaram, where he faced charges of Dangerous Driving and Uninsured Motor Vehicle.
The charges stemmed from an accident that occurred on February 11 at the intersection of David and Alexander streets in Kitty. Reports indicate that Ahmad allegedly ‘jumped’ a stop sign, first colliding with another vehicle before striking Waveney Fernandes, who was walking home from work at the time.
Fernandes sustained serious injuries in the incident.
In court, Ahmad pleaded not guilty to the charge of Dangerous Driving, which was instituted under Section 36(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02. He pleaded guilty to the charge of Uninsured Motor Vehicle, contrary to Section 3(1) of the Motor Vehicle Third Party Risk Act, Chapter 51:02.
Magistrate Lalaram granted him bail in the sum of $40,000 for the Dangerous Driving charge. For the Uninsured Motor Vehicle offence, he was fined $35,000 or three weeks in prison in default.
The Dangerous Driving matter was adjourned to April 8, 2026.