High Court marshal charged over Republic Day fatal crash at Houston

Charged with driving under the influence and death by dangerous driving a senior High Court employee was yesterday granted $800,000 bail on the latter charge over the death of Jeune Carol Marshall on Tuesday, February 23.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read the two charges to Patrick Higgins of 627 Section ‘B’ Diamond. The first stated that on February 23 at Houston, East Bank Demerara, he drove motor car PTT 4701 in a manner that was dangerous to the public causing the death of Marshall. The second charge stated