Five months after Mervin Lochand was crushed to death at a construction site in Queenstown Village, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, a 32-year-old truck driver was charged on Wednesday with causing death by dangerous driving.
Roopchand Lall, from C West Public Road, Lima, Essequibo Coast, appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him, to which he pleaded not guilty.
He was, however, granted $500,000 bail and was ordered to report to the Anna Regina Police Station every Friday until the determination of the matter. He will make his next court appearance on December 3, 2025.
Back in July, an excavator operated by Lall had reversed and driven over Lochand at the construction site. Upon realising that he ran over something, he immediately brought the machine to a halt, and upon exiting, he saw Lochand’s motionless body.
The injured man was taken to the Suddie Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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