Taxi driver gets $1.6M bail for causing death of Kuru Kururu man

– female driver charged for being unlicensed, breaching insurance

Twenty-seven-year-old Jonathan Bailey, a taxi driver from Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was on Monday charged for causing the death of 52-year-old Vishnudat Ramilan, who died following an accident on Saturday evening at Soesdyke.
Another driver, Steffy Timmerman, 27, also of Kuru Kururu, was charged for driving without a valid driver’s licence and breach of insurance.
They both appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where Bailey pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of $1.6 million. On the other hand, Timmerman pleaded guilty to the charges read to her and was fined $75,000. The matter was adjourned for December 28.
Police had reported that Ramilan also called “Sanko” of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was struck by a motor vehicle bearing registration number PMM 2014 at First Hill, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, which was at the time being driven by a 27-year-old unlicensed woman.
While proceeding along her journey, she reportedly observed a male in the centre of the roadway and in an attempt to avoid him, she swerved but the right-side wing mirror collided with him.
This, however, resulted in the pedestrian falling onto the roadway and into the path of another motor car, PJJ 807, that was travelling at a fast rate.
Ramilan reportedly sustained injuries to his head and body. From reports received, he died on the spot. The man’s body was transported to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre by an EMT team who arrived moments later.
During a telephone interview with Guyana Times, the deceased’s niece, Annie Azeez, stated that the man’s sudden passing shocked the family.
“It was very shocking, it’s my first, um we as cousins we live like brothers and sisters we do not just speak with our cousins, so it was like quite a shocking blow to us that he passed away… the family is a very coherent unit, we’re there for each other so we’re doing the best we can to support the mother and get the funeral process of out the way.”
The now dead man leaves to mourn his two children and other family members.