Driver charged with causing biker’s death

Dexter Phil being escorted to the holding cell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday.

Linden resident Dexter Phil was yesterday released on $400,000 bail after denying a charge that he caused the death of a motorcyclist as a result of a collision at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

Phil, 24, of Wisroc, Linden, pleaded not guilty to the charge that stated that he drove motor vehicle PPP 3299 in a manner dangerous to the public and caused the death of Dellon Michael Harlequin, at Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, on August 12.

It is the prosecution’s case that Phil, at approximately 8:15pm on the day in question,