Devon Brutus, a 24-year-old painter of Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was charged on Monday with three offences in connection to a fatal accident that occurred on February 15 at Enmore, ECD.
The accident occurred at Enmore Public Road, ECD, and claimed the life of 41-year-old Samantha Moffatt, a female vendor from Haslington New Scheme, ECD.
Brutus was charged for causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence, and breach of insurance.
Dead: Samantha Moffatt
During his appearance at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, he pleaded not guilty to all three charges. He was granted bail in the amount of $1,050,000 by Magistrate Fabayo Azore and the case was adjourned to April 11.
Charged: Devon Brutus
It was reported that on the night of the accident, Moffat was flung out of a car after the driver lost control and the vehicle landed in a trench along the Enmore Public Road.
Reports are that Brutus was proceeding eastward along the northern driving lane on the Enmore Public Road at a fast pace when he lost control and the vehicle ended up in a trench on the southern side of the road.
Police said as a result, Moffatt, who was seated in the front passenger seat, was thrown from the car and into the trench, where she received injuries about her body.
She was picked up by public-spirited citizens in an unconscious state, and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), along with Brutus, who, Police said, fled on arrival at the hospital.
Moffatt was admitted but later succumbed while receiving medical attention. Meanwhile, Brutus was later apprehended and charged. (G9)
