Deputy Police Sup’t to be charged over road death
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Patrick Todd who has been at the centre of a probe into an accident which claimed the life of Conrad Alleyne, a 64-year old cyclist has been charged with two traffic related offences and is scheduled to appear in court today.
Police spokesman Jairam Ramlakhan yesterday confirmed that based on legal advice obtained Todd has been charged with driving under the influence and causing death by dangerous driving.
He is slated to make an appearance at the Leonora Magistrate’s court this morning, Ramlakhan said.
This development came days after the case file in the matter was sent to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who had returned it twice to the police ordering further probes.
A source had previously explained to Stabroek News that in the first instance, the DPP had requested the police to look at five specific areas but only three were addressed.
As a result, the file was returned last Friday for the remaining two areas to be addressed.
The accident occurred around 7.20 pm on September 12th along the Boerasirie Bridge, on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) Public Road, while Alleyne, of 33 Hague, WCD, was riding his bicycle over the bridge.
The vehicle which struck him, a Toyota RAV4 bearing licence plate PTT 992, was driven by Todd, who is the Officer-in-Charge of the No.2 Sub-Division in ‘D’ Division (West Demerara).
During the initial stages of the investigation, Todd was administered a breathalyser test and his breath alcohol content was found to be above the legal limit.