Boat captain, Mark Braithwaite, 36, who was held by the police over a fatal accident at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, yesterday 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.
Stabroek News spoke to the brother of the dead youth, Amar Hamid who said that he and Kazim lost both of their parents years ago and grew up with their brothers and grandmother.
The brother noted that this was a great loss since Kazim was a good and hard-working young man. The brother said that there has been talk of a settlement between the two parties.
