Driver charged with causing death in Dundee accident

The injured rider Tyron Inniss
The injured rider Tyron Inniss

Ramzan Mohammed Shaw, the driver involved in the accident that caused the death of Carson Inniss at Dundee, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, on July 5, was on Monday asked to post a total of $560,000 bail after being faced with four charges, including causing death by dangerous driving.

Sergeant R. Downer, Officer-in-charge of Traffic for Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), said Shaw was charged with failure to render assistance, failure to stop after an accident and failure to report an accident, for which he was granted a total of $60,000 bail. He was then charged with causing death, for which he was granted $500,000 bail.

The deceased, pillion rider Carson Inniss

Inniss, 18, of Lot 2B Calcutta, Mahaicony, was killed, while his cousin Tyron Inniss, 20, suffered a broken leg after they were hit from a motorcycle by the car being driven by Shaw. Carson was the pillion rider.

According to Superintendent Yvonne Stephen, Regional Commander for Region Five, Tyron, who was said to be at the Mahaicony Village Hospital recovering, will also be charged with being an unlicensed motorcyclist.