A 23-year-old businessman was on Wednesday granted $7000 bail and fined $5000 by Magistrate Shivani Lalaram for driving an uninsured motor vehicle in a dangerous manner.
Riyad Ahmad from Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Lalaram at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where the charges were read to him.
As such, he pleaded not guilty to the dangerous driving charge and guilty to the uninsured motor vehicle offence.
For the dangerous driving allegation, he was granted bail in the amount of $7000, while he was fined $5000 for driving an uninsured motor vehicle. The dangerous driving matter was adjourned to April 8 for continuation.
Ahmad was arrested in connection with a February 11, 2026, accident at the intersection of David and Alexander streets in Kitty, Georgetown, which has left 63-year-old Waveney Fernandes seriously injured and hospitalised.
It was reported that the vehicle he was driving allegedly failed to observe a stop sign, collided with another vehicle, and subsequently struck Fernandes as she was walking home from work.
Fernandes sustained a broken leg and arm and has since indicated that she remains confined to her bed due to her injuries.
Police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the accident are ongoing, and the matter remains before the court.
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