The 23-year-old driver who was involved in a two-vehicle smash-up at Coverden, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was yesterday charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and was placed on $400,000 bail.
The court of Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan heard that on April 17, at Coverden, Jason Bhaskaran, 23, of Strat ‘G’ Timehri Public Road, EBD, allegedly drove a jeep in a manner dangerous to the public, causing the death of Rudolph Bess. Bhaskaran, a general manager of Guyana Quartz Sand Inc, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Moreover, at the same time he was also charged yesterday with the death of Hansranie Persaud, by dangerous driving. Bhaskaran also pleaded not guilty to that charge.
