The man who allegedly caused the death of five-year-old Renel Roberts of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast yesterday appeared in the Charity Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce.
Jageshwar Ragoobar, 28, a hire-car driver of Lot 84 Aurora, Essequibo Coast was not required to plead to the charge which stated that on August 24 at Good Hope, as a result of dangerous driving he caused the death of Renel Roberts.
According to the police, at around 10:30 am on August 24, Roberts, a pupil of the Good Hope Nursery School, was proceeding north on the western side of the Good Hope Public Road on his pedal cycle accompanied by his grandfather who was on a separate pedal cycle. There was an excavator conducting work on a trench on the western side of the road. Roberts dismounted his cycle and was pushing it around the excavator when hire car HC 3530 driven by Ragoobar, which was proceeding north, collided with the child.
Roberts sustained injuries and was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital. He was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Ragoobar was represented by Latchmie Dindyal who asked that reasonable bail be granted to his client. There was no objection to bail by Prosecutor Haimwant Ramsewak and bail was subsequently granted in the sum of $250,000. The man was ordered to return to the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on September 25 when the matter is expected to be called again.
