Berbice woman charged with causing death by dangerous driving
Four months after she had allegedly struck down and killed a cyclist with a motorcar, 31-year-old Tamika Cummings was on Wednesday arraigned before New Amsterdam Magistrate Renita Singh for causing death by dangerous driving.
Cummings, of Lot 60 Archer Street, Number 2 Village, East Canje Berbice, has been charged with being an unlicensed driver and with causing death by dangerous driving. It is alleged that on March 27, she drove motorcar PWW 511 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of 61-year-old security guard Glen McLeod of New Area, East Canfield, East Canje Berbice.
McLeod was riding this bicycle at the time of the crash
She has not been required to plead to the charges, and has been placed on bail in the sum of $200,000.
It had been previously reported that the pedal cyclist McLeod was hit by a car on the Canje Bridge at around 22:30hrs on March 27.
According to the Police, the driver was proceeding west along the northern drive lane at a fast rate of speed when she lost control of the vehicle and collided with the cyclist, who was proceeding in the said direction.
The car that struck down Glen McLeod
The impact of that collision flung McLeod into the air before he landed on the roadway, while the car then collided with the southern rail of the said bridge and came to rest on its side. The driver and two occupants who were inside the vehicle sustained injuries in the crash, and all the injured persons were transported to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where McLeod subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
Chaitram Persaud of Lot 67 Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast, Demerara (ECD) has been charged with the offences of permitting an unlicensed driver and permitting a breach of insurance.
Dead: Glen McLeod
Persaud had initially claimed that he had been driving the car at the time of the accident, but based on the Police investigation, it was determined that Cummings had been behind the wheel. (G1)
