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Sep 10, 2008 News
Bail has been granted to a member of the Guyana Fire Service who is accused of being responsible for the death of the daughter of a senior traffic rank in a vehicular accident.
The accused, Jodie Scipio, made his appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin, who read the causing death by dangerous driving charge to him.
It is alleged that on Saturday August 30, at Camp Street, Scipio drove in a dangerous manner causing the death of Alana Beckles.
Scipio was represented by Defense Counsel Winston Murray.
Murray, in making a bail application, said that his client is a 28-year-old serving member of the Guyana Fire Service and if placed on bail, he poses no flight risk.
He added that prior to this incident his client had no previous convictions and has a fixed place of abode, 132 Fourth Street, Campbellville.
The prosecutor did not object to bail, which was subsequently granted, to the tune of $90,000. Scipio is expected to make his next court appearance on October 13.
Meanwhile on the day in question, Beckles, a 24- year-old mother of one, along with a friend, was about to cross Camp Road in the vicinity of Queen’s College when a minibus driven by Scipio ran into her. Both the now deceased Beckles and her friend were hospitalized.
Beckles succumbed to her injuries last Thursday while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.
Consequently, Scipio was rearrested, having been released from police custody shortly after the accident.
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