3-vehicle smash-up at Long Creek
– Linden man charged for causing death, failing to render assistance
By LaWanda McAllister
Days after a horrific accident along the Long Creek Public Road, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, that claimed the life of 48-year-old Mark Anthony Ault of Republic Drive, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), his family is still in a state of shock and disbelief.
The man’s wife, Amanda Ault, told Guyana Times that her husband’s sudden demise has left her family traumatised.
The aggrieved woman explained that her husband, who was a newspaper vendor, was heading home from Linden when the accident occurred.
It was reported that the accident involved the minibus Ault was driving and two motor cars – a Toyota Corolla and a Carina 212. The two motor cars were reportedly heading to the mining town of Linden while the minibus was heading in the opposite direction.
However, in the vicinity of Long Creek, the white Corolla motor car was reportedly driving in the middle of the road when it collided with the minibus.
As a result, the minibus toppled several times and, in the process, collided with the other car. Ault was reportedly flung out of the vehicle and landed on the roadway where he died almost instantly.
The occupants of both motor cars received several injuries about their bodies.
While the Police said that Ault was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Mackenzie Public Hospital, his wife noted that he was not rendered any medical assistance.
The woman said after learning of the accident via a social media post, she left her home to go to the accident scene. On her way, she stopped at a hospital and then a police station. She has, however, alleged that the news was broken to her in the must crude way.
“When we stop at the police station there were three guys attending to a vehicle and I asked about an accident on the Linden Highway and if he know anything about it, he said no but he just bring in cars from an accident. I said what about the persons who got injured, did the ambulance come and collect them already? He said he think an ambulance was there, it was a hearse. I ask him who died, and he said paperman,” the woman cried.
In shock, she began to cry. The woman added that her husband would usually operate in the wee hours of the morning, but the recent flooding may have caused him not to make it back home before dark.
She said his death is a hard blow for her family and she cannot come to believe that her husband’s life was snuffed away so suddenly.
“He has four children… this is very traumatic, it is hurting, it is unbelievable…my children cry every day for their father. They keep asking me why. When their father stuff came over the news they were screaming on the road and saying please come home, daddy please come home. I have to deal with that and see my children crying every day,” the woman said.
Ault, who has been married to her husband for 27 years, said her husband had so much life left in him and all his plans for his family were shattered the night he lost his life. She is calling for the person responsible for the accident to be held responsible.
Meanwhile, London Lamaizon appeared at the Providence Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday where he was charged for the fatal accident.
The accused was slapped with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to render assistance charges.
He appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was granted bail in the sum of $600,000 on the causing death charge and $20,000 on the other.
He is expected to make his next court appearance on June 30, 2021.
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