A North Ruimveldt minibus driver was yesterday found guilty of causing the death of septuagenarian William Trim, who died following a vehicular collision along Aubrey Barker Road.
As a result, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan sentenced bus driver Sherwin Hopkinson, 30, of 78 Kaikan Street, North Ruimveldt, to four years in prison for driving dangerously, thereby causing the death of Trim.
According to the magistrate, the prosecution, which was led by Prosecutor Neville Jeffers, provided the court with 10 credible witnesses who said that the minibus driven by the accused was speeding when it attempted to overtake Trim’s vehicle before the accident occurred. According to the witnesses, the deceased was negotiating a turn when Hopkinson collided into him, flinging his car several meters away.
