Brazilian national pleads guilty to causing death of Guyanese woman
Charged: Casmero Cyril Juan
Casmero Cyril Juan, a 26-year-old resident of Boa Vista in Brazil, has pleaded guilty to all charges laid against him in relation to an accident that claimed the life of pedestrian Shammell Lovena Lindie, a 48-year-old mother of three, who had resided at Culvert City in Lethem, Central Rupununi.
That accident occurred on Friday on the Barrack Retreat Public Road within the Lethem Commercial Zone, and it involved motor pickup GAD 6773 which was being driven by Juan allegedly at a fast rate when Lindie was struck down.
Juan appeared before Lethem Magistrate Omadatt Chandan facing multiple charges stemming from that incident, among which are: causing death by dangerous driving, driving under the influence, failing to stop after an accident, failing to render assistance to an injured person, and five other related offences.
Juan has pleaded guilty to all charges, and has been remanded to prison until April 16, when he will be sentenced.
RECAP
This accident occurred at around 12:30h on Friday, March 22, as Lindie, who had had a disability that affected her speech and hearing, was crossing the Lethem Public Road, a routine she had performed countless times.
Witnesses described the shock that was evoked as the pickup driven by Juan slammed into the woman and dragged her for some distance, resulting in fatal injuries.
Despite swift efforts by bystanders to assist Lindie, she succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
In an interview with Sandra Lindie, sister of the deceased, on Friday afternoon, she revealed that her sister did odd jobs for a living. Sandra mentioned that her sister had stopped at a restaurant nearby for a break, and was on her way to a family member’s business place when the speeding vehicle struck her down.
“The car was going at a high speed, and when it hit her, it dragged her a considerable distance from where she was hit. After the collision, the driver fled the scene, but a bystander chased him down, leading to his arrest,” Sandra recounted. (G9)
