Truck driver in deadly Greenwich Park accident further remanded

Ewart Stewart, the 38-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a speeding truck on March 6 when it became uncontrollable and slammed into a Route 32 minibus, killing five persons, has been further remanded to prison.
A resident of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, Stewart made another court appearance on Monday, April 17, before Senior Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court. He was not required to enter a plea for any of the five indictable charges that he faces: which allege that he caused the death of 72-year-old Margaret Kennedy of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE); 57-year-old Olga Reddy of Parika, EBE; 50-year-old Vernon Prowell of Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown; 40-year-old Elvis Charles of Ruby, EBE; and 71-year-old Stella Parhoo of Parika, EBE; and he has been further remanded to prison. Stewart is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Ganesh Hira.
Police Headquarters report that the truck driver Stewart has also been charged with driving an uninsured motor vehicle and driving an uncertified motor vehicle. He has been granted bail for these two charges in the sum of $20,000 after pleading not guilty.

Prowell was the driver of a minibus in which the four other deceased persons were passengers at the time of the accident. Several others passengers were seriously injured following that horrific accident which occurred on the Greenwich Park Public Road, EBE on the morning of March 6. Those injured are: 21-year-old Shemar Alleyne of Tuschen, EBE; 46-year-old Samuel Ramda of Tuschen, EBE; 64-year-old Selmont Brisport of Tuschen, EBE; Samuel Ramdas of Ruby Backdam, EBE; and Junior Jack, 25, of Tuschen, EBE.

Reports are that motor lorry GZZ 2285, driven by Stewart, was proceeding east along the northern side of the Greenwich Park Public Road at a fast rate of speed behind motor car PWW 836.
The lorry driver alleges that the driver of the car made a sudden stop to allow a pedestrian to cross the road, and he swerved to the right to avoid a collision with the car, but, in the process, he collided with the minibus, which was proceeding from the opposite direction.

The impact of the crash also caused a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) pole to break and fall into a house in the area. However, no one was injured in the home.
Following the accident, a party of Policemen visited the scene and carried out an investigation. A breath analysis carried out on the driver of the motor lorry showed a reading of .00%. (G1)