Driver walks free after no case submission upheld in fatal accident case

The case against 25-year-old Dion Adam Richards, charged with causing death by dangerous driving, was dismissed on Wednesday after Magistrate Abigail Gibbs upheld a no-case submission at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.

Richards, a resident of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, was charged on November 9, 2023, following a tragic accident on the Railway Embankment Road at Triumph, East Coast Demerara, which resulted in the death of 32-year-old Curtly Christopher Cambridge of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

He was subsequently charged with causing death by dangerous driving and placed on $400,000 bail.

At the conclusion of the trial, attorney Bernard da Silva, who represented Richards, argued that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case, prompting the magistrate to dismiss the case.

Police reported that the accident occurred around 01:15 hrs on November 8, 2023 when Cambridge, who was riding motorcycle CK 1795, collided with the rear of a motor lorry, GAB 8067, owned by Build Smart Construction and driven by Richards.

Richards had told Police that he had turned north onto Agriculture Road when the speeding motorcyclist rode into the lorry.

As a result of the collision Cambridge fell to the ground and sustain fatal head injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A subsequent breathalyzer test on Richards showed no trace of alcohol.