NWD taxi driver charged for causing death of 10-year-old

A 23-year-old taxi driver of Hobo Hill, North West District, Region One (Barima-Waini) was released on bail on Friday after the charge of causing death by dangerous driving and operating an uncertified motor vehicle was read to him.
Shane Rouse was charged for causing the death of pedestrian Terensha Pierre on March 18. It is alleged that the accident occurred around 15:30h on Philbert Pierre Avenue/Mabaruma Compound Public Road.
Pierre, a 10-year-old pupil at Hosororo Primary School in the North West District, had to be medevacked to Georgetown on March 19 for treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital. However, she succumbed to her injuries. The vehicle involved, a car with the registration PXX 7767, was allegedly driven by Rouse.
Rouse appeared via Zoom at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court on Friday before Magistrate Clive Nurse, who read both charges to him. He pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and was granted $350,000 bail.
However, he pleaded guilty to driving an uncertified motor vehicle and was fined $30,000. The trial is scheduled for August 19. (G9)