Following the accident on July 31, 2022 on Welfare Road in Cole Bay which resulted in the death of a pedestrian, a 67-year-old motorist was sentenced on February 8 by the first instance court to 200 hours of work of general interest, to the suspension of his driving license for 12 months (including six months suspended) and to a two-year probation. He will also have to pay the victim's family funeral expenses of $8.
On the evening of July 31, 2022, JRC (65), now deceased, was crossing Welfare Road as a pedestrian, near the Tropicana Casino, when he was struck by a Jeep Wrangler driven by TAB The victim suffered serious injuries and died the same evening.
According to the Court, TAB was not driving safely enough to prevent the accident from happening. TAB is held responsible for the accident, because the headlights of his car were off when it was already dark. This made his car less conspicuous and reduced his visibility as a driver.
In addition, traffic at this location is very heavy at this time of day, as it was on the day of the accident. _AF
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