Boat captain, Mark Braithwaite, 36, who was held by the police over a fatal accident at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, today pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was fined $50,000.
He appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Faith McGusty.
Braithwaite was held after an accident on the Tuschen Old Road which claimed the life of 20-year-old pedal cyclist Kazim Hamid.
The accident involved motor car PWW 668, owned by Ravy Sawh of Parika and driven at the time by Braithwaite of Tuschen and Hamid, a labourer of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo.
Investigations are continuing.
