An 18-year-old woman accused of causing the death of Walter Wilson by dangerous driving was yesterday not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to her by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Walter Wilson
It is alleged that on May 10 at Mc Doom, Prascilla Jagnandan of 211 Youth Place, South Ruimveldt Gardens drove motor car PKK 7639 in a dangerous manner, thereby causing the death of 66-year-old Walter Wilson of Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden.
Jagnandan was additionally charged with two counts of breach of condition of a provisional licence and one charge of breach of insurance to which she pleaded not guilty.
On May 9 at Mc Doom, Jagnandan allegedly drove motor car PKK 7639 with only a provisional licence and failed to be with an experienced driver. On the same day also, the accused was alleged to have driven the said vehicle and failed to visibly display two learner Ls, one on the front and one on the rear of motor car PKK 7639. Allegedly also, the defendant on May 9 drove motor car PKK 7639 without insurance for third party risk.
Jagnandan’s stepfather, 40-year-old Olatocumbo Sam, was charged with the offence of permitting a breach of insurance. It is alleged that on May 9 at Mc Doom, Sam, also of 211 Youth Place, South Ruimveldt Gardens, being the registered owner of motor car PKK 7639, permitted Prascilla Jagnandan to drive the said car without insurance for third party risk.
Prascilla Jagnandan
Attorney-at-Law Glenn Hanoman before making bail applications for his clients stressed that Jagnandan was with an experienced and licensed driver at the time of the accident. “My Worship, my younger client was with an experienced, licensed driver and she did not run away from the scene as the police would posit. She along with the licenced driver of their own volition took Wilson to the hospital.” The attorney added that it was not his client who was at fault but rather the deceased, as he exercised bad judgement in attempting to cross the road.
Hanoman then made an application for bail to be granted his clients in reasonable sums on the grounds that they posed no risk of flight.
Police Prosecutor Denise Griffith objected to Jagnandan being granted bail with respect to the indictable charge on the grounds that she fled the scene after the accident had occurred and could not be located until hours after. According to Griffith, though the accused is young, “we just can’t let it go like that because others may take such an offence lightly. She has to face the brunt of the law, more so since accidents are occurring too often on our roadways.” Griffith told the court that it was another person who had taken Wilson to the hospital and not Jagnandan.
The prosecutor said also that the deceased was attempting to cross the road when he was hit by the car Jagnandan was driving. She said further that he was then taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The first year University of Guyana student was subsequently placed on bail to the tune of $550,000; $400,000 for the indictable charge and $50,000 for the other three charges. Meanwhile, Sam was placed on bail in the sum $75,000. Their matters were transferred to Court Seven for May 22.
Inexperience and bad judgement all round(by driver and owner of the car) caused this untimely death of another pedestrian.
She is being given a lesson on how irrational driving conditions can negatively impact your life forever.
If you do the crime do the time, a life was lost and it wasn’t the deceased fault.
ehehei could imagine how she de feeling good driving wid one hand on the window and de addaon de wheel…to show aff…hey yall i is a big driva…get out meh way now…
i bet ya she nat feeling dat good now…she should be made and example…dig 20 years in she and ban she from driving fuh life…we were all 18 like she at one time and we all know what she was doing behind that wheel..
i was 11 when i thief meh bordder van and drove up de road..man i tell ya..no bady like me how i was so proud for all to look at me…but i had to come back..i could find reverse..bia i tell ya..wen i see me brodder face so angry comin up de road..i run fuh me life and stayed at meh gramdma fuh a week till he cool down..ehehehehe
Everyone who gets a license, by whatever means feel they can sit behind the wheel of a car. She was in the car with an experienced driver, big deal, someone is still dead.
EE
You make me laugh since I remember those times too but we always had our grandma and grandpa to rescue us.I too did something like that with my uncle motor cycle.I got a trashing from mom while my big brother held on to me.
What ever is her sentence I hope she learn from this that driving a vehicle is a full time job.She and other ought to be reminded that she nor they are the only road users.
L.Leroy
WHY does EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE IN GUYANA HAVE THE ‘L’ SIGN PERMANENTLY AFFIXED?
How does one know whether the driver is a learner or licenced?
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE USA. BUT IN CANADA THE LETTER ‘L’ OR NO OTHER SIGN IS USED FOR LEARNERS.
We probably copied this from the registered Driving Schools in the UK.But these driver training cars are used for that specific purpose. Today an “L” plated van passed me with two persons aboard, the way that van overtook a parked vehicle at speed in the face of oncoming traffic, suggests that it was no “L” behind the wheel.
Another thing that we have allowed, is emergency vehicles,even Off Duty are on the Flashing Light mode.
We all well aware of the consequences, if caught, when we drive around without a proper license or insurance coverage. If a life had not been lost I could have shown a little sympathy for the young lady, but its the grieving family who need the sympathy
… the laws in guyana is like swiss cheese ,, and lends to the “criminal attorneys” and clients like dis 1 ,, to Kill ppl an get thru dem holes in the rotten cheese !….
who is lying ,, abt the facts of the incident/accident ! she or de “criminal attorney” or both ????….
i say jail she ,, and den deal wid de attorney ,, when de court don wid she ! ,,, oh ! an juss bfoe ah leff ,, dem gat nuff mo like she pan de road ,, wah en gat lisen fuh drive ,, but dem driving anyway !…….
My uncle gave me the keys to open his company’s vehicle (hilux surf) to rest down something for him….since it was automatic i decided to drive for about 15mins. when i came back he was so angry he didn’t speak to me for the rest of the night. he didn’t tell my old man though…When i got older then i fully understood the trouble i could hve gotten into. I hope her experience will teach her a good lesson.
SN youth palce is in South R/veldt Park not gardens, that’s my nieghbor
It serves her just right..itz about time she and her frenz learn… doing whatever they like not caring about other pplz …I’m glad that finally the law is stepping down and i hope other young ones learn from this example.
i feel lil sorry for her cuz she young and now seeing life but these kids take too much thing fa granted…if yuh na wan hear yuh gun feel