Driver in hit and run gets $80,000 bail

…victim still in critical condition

Budhram Heeralall of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, who is accused of fleeing an accident scene and failing to report the said accident, has been placed on $80,000 bail by a magistrate at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, East Coast Demerara.

The 52-year-old driver, who pleaded not guilty to two traffic offences during his arraignment on Monday, April 24, has been placed on bail in the sum of $40,000 on each of the two charges, and the cases have been adjourned until May 31.
It has been reported that an accident occurred on Monday, April 10 when 52-year-old Allan Downes of Oleander Gardens, Greater Georgetown was struck by a white Audi, PAC 5314, while walking along the Rupert Craig Highway, Greater Georgetown. He was later found lying on the roadway, and his wife, Marysia Downes, took to Facebook to highlight the accident.
“My husband has been exercising every morning for the past 20 years from Oleander Gardens to Conversation Tree Road. He is very aware of the reckless drivers on our roads today, and would never walk in front of a speeding vehicle,” she added.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from the area where the accident occurred allegedly shows the driver of the vehicle speeding at the time of the collision, swerving recklessly through traffic before ploughing into Downes, who was at the corner of the road.
Downes reportedly sustained severe head injuries; but, according to reports, his condition has moved from very critical to critical but stable.