Truck driver charged with causing death of Venezuelan national

Francisco Simosa

Shamby Yamat, the truck driver who allegedly crushed a Venezuelan national on Monday morning along the Sarah Johanna Public Road, on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

The Guyana Police Force said Yamat, 32, of Lot 4 Sarah Johanna Village, EBD, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court #2, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing the death of Francisco Simosa.

Yamat pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of $1 million. The matter was adjourned until Monday, August 29, 2022.