Poultry farmer charged over Little Diamond fatal accident

A poultry farmer was yesterday released on $400,000 bail after denying that he caused the death of a pedestrian through dangerous driving.

Mark Fernandes, 29, of Lot 10 Second Street, Subryanville, Georgetown, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where his lawyer said that it was another driver who struck the victim, Sarswattie Harry-Persaud.

The allegation against Fernandes is that on October 14, at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara, he drove motor vehicle GRR 9735 in a