Biker in Rupert Craig fatal accident gets bail on causing death charge

Shri-Chandra Persaud

A motorcyclist has been placed on bail after being charged with causing the death of a man in an accident in February on the Rupert Craig Highway.

Shaquelle Williams appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday, where he was charged with causing the death of Shri-Chandra Persaud by dangerous driving.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which states that on February 6, on the Rupert Craig Highway, in Georgetown, he rode motorcycle #CJ2794 in a manner that was dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Persaud, 73.