Accused drunk driving teen charged with killing pedestrians

Nakash Persaud, accused of a series of hit and runs while driving drunk, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the deaths of three pedestrians.

A market vendor, Persaud, 18, of Lot 121 Village, Corentyne, appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court to answer 10 charges in total, stemming from the accidents, which occurred on Wednesday evening.

He was charged with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. The charges, which were read separately, stated that on Wednesday, June 11th, 2014, he drove PPP 5842 at Phillipi Farm in a