Lorry driver released on $1M bail for causing death of former Massy employee

Lorry driver Deodat Ramandat of Good Hope, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara was last Tuesday placed on $1 million bail for causing the death of Temeca Kerr, who was killed in an accident along Brickdam, Georgetown.
The 42-year-old Ramandat appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Courts and was not required to plead to the charge, which stated that on February 25 at Brickdam, Georgetown, he drove motor lorry GMM 9622 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Temeca Kerr.

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman placed him on bail, and set May 22 for his next court appearance. Ramandat was represented by Attorney-at-Law Patrice Henry.
Kerr, a Massy Distribution Limited employee, succumbed to her injuries almost one month after being involved in that accident. She was reportedly driving a car when she became involved in a collision with a sand truck in the wee hours of February 25. At the time of that accident, Natoya Amanda Campbell and two others were in the car, and Campbell sustained severe head injuries. She remains hospitalised.

It was reported that that accident occurred when a speeding sand truck collided with the vehicle that Kerr was driving as she manoeuvred her vehicle from Brickdam onto Camp Street. The impact of that accident had left both Kerr and Campbell with grievous head injuries and other serious wounds across their bodies. The other occupants of Kerr’s vehicle had sustained minor injuries.
The occupants of Kerr’s vehicle had been taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where the seriously injured Kerr and Campbell had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Sometime after that accident, Campbell had started to exhibit signs of progress. She had regained consciousness, and although still in serious condition, had eventually been transferred out of the ICU.
However, Kerr’s condition necessitated that she be transferred to the National Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, where she remained in critical condition, showing minimal signs of improvement despite the best efforts of medical staff. Tragically, her battle for survival came to an end two Saturdays ago without her ever regaining consciousness.