Lisette Peter-Thomas of Shawford has been charged for causing the death of44-year-old Kirk Ian Didier by dangerous driving – an incident which occurred on January 5, 2011 at Silver Lake.
She appeared at a Roseau Magistrate’s court today.
Didier was allegedly struck by Peter-Thomas’ Nissan car at about 5 p.m. while walking on the road. He reportedly sustained head injuries and was transported to the Princess Margaret Hospital but died about an hour and a half later.
The defendant was also stands charged for failing to stop when the accident which caused personal injury to Didier occurred. She faces an additional charge of driving without a valid driver’s license.
Peter-Thomas pleaded not guilty to the two latter charges but was not required to plea to the dangerous driving charge as it is indictable.
She was bailed in the sum of $20,000 with one surety with no bail conditions. She will reappear in court for trial and a preliminary inquiry on June 28, 2011.
Reports are that the driver of the vehicle did not stop immediately after hitting Didier, who was left bleeding profusely on the road for some time before the ambulance arrived.
LMAO WELLWELLWELL DOMINICANS NOT EASY ONE MAN IS DEAD AND A WOMAN CHARGED AND PEOPLE RANTING CALLING EACH OTHER NAMES people who are looking for justic for the dead man will get it if not in this life then in the next. i think by now the woman has come to grips with what she has done and should admitt her gilt and let justic prevail
I know this is a late reply This was my dear friend and I am trying very hard to find any of his family
what she doing driving without a valid licence? i hope the police check her phone records to see if she was on the phone at the time.
Its good to read the comments. Surely the jury will be dead locked on this one.
U GUYS ARE SO FUNNY ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE! What happen you guys want to the Officers job for them? Well get the hell out behind the computer screen and come down at the Headquarters and the Court to do the Job OKAY!
she was in court still no pic of the girl weh…..
at least they charge her…. was about time…
I am following the blogs and from what I can gather there are no laws in place for that situation. In St. Maarten where I live you can hit someone and leave the scene and you have up untill 24 hours to give up yourself. Very rediculous law !!! (they claim that the person can leave the scene because of shock or afraid what will happen when the family find out) couple months ago a neighbour of mines knocked down a Haitian guy left him in the ditch overnight to die gave himself up to the police the next morning and he walked out of jail ater a few hours of questioning. So you guys are lucky that there are still laws in place to protect people when they get knocked down.
it could happen to anybody?????stupess!!,,,,bt she could atleast stop,n run out to d villagers screaming to come n help her…so there u hav it ….knocking dwn a man den driving off.shocked shudnt be d excuse!!!pointblank!!
i honestly believe that the driver went into shock after she knocked down the man thats y she continued driving thats a normal thing……. it could happen to anyone
thats true.. just like how the man was knocked down and left for dead…could happen to anyone too right?
oh plz. Shock to continue driving and not stop eventually.. Shock to call persons to come to the scene…Stupes.
$20,000!!!! You remember not so long ago, they charged a hard working man $500,000 for planting ganja. and she killed a man and that they bail her for? wa papa
i kn ryt,,,,wat is d judicary system in d.a coming too….jes now ill be able to killa man a pay $20 000.00 for my bail…whereas if i go n steal a carnation in d shop ill get 6 years prison…
ehe ehe ehe……………………. da next level we all have 2 pray 4 our country its not heading in the right direction as far as i concern i can kill someone spend a few months in jail an am out well thats much better than stealing lol i think…………………… wayyyyyyyyyyyy papa
I am saddened to learn of the Drivers actions following the accident. The circumstances surrounding the accident will be tested in court. However to drive away? Wow. Who does that? And when she returns she sat in her vehicle while he remains moaning and groaning on the ground. And when her lawyer comes he simply takes her away? Something is terribly wrong with that picture.
Now the deceased comes from a good family and he aint getto at all. His family reside in the USA..his parents are married and he has sisters. So dont judge him becauseof how he dressed.
No license, borrowed vehicle< driving away from the scene? All this leaves much to be desired..
them police want to harass young men on their motor bikes, and they love drug bust to steal the all the gold and euro but they not doing their jobs properly.
When you are a driver/chauffeur, these things happen…I just find it strange that she didn’t stop, after hitting the man….SHE SHOULD HAVE !!!!! HE WAS A HUMAN BEING.!!!!!!
anything a driver hits while driving they will stop to check it out. even if is a cardboard box or a plastic, they will stop to investigate. so hitting a whole human being and saying you “think” you hit someone is ridiculous. very bad move there.
true
$20 000 bail for killing somebody? i mean come on drug man getting how much big charge but for taking a human life that alone…so that’s what the man life worth because he’s a rasta man or because the woman white i wonder…..
The level of ignorant and stupid talk in Dominica is alarming!!!
everywhere man. think of texas.
MAYBE SHE WAS IN MARS , THAT”S WHY SHE COULD HIT THE MAN AND RUN. SHE NEEDS SOME CRUCIAL PUNISHMENT. LET JUSTICE PREVAIL.
Now I see why justice can’t be done in Dominica….too many lawyers and not enough degrees to prove
i don’t want to be judgemental but if she had stopped to help this guy maybe he would be alive.
and she should not be driving any car without a valid license. i know her might be thinking really
hard what she did but when you are wrong you have to admit that you are wrong
THANKFULLY
JUSTICE FOR ALL, NO MATTER CLASS OR CREED
I HOPE THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING FOR OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM IN DOMINICA
Was the driver drunk?
all i can say is we all no the out come of this case. she is sooooooooooo not going to face any jail time. i think they took her to court just because they have to follow the procedure. she will be the streets a freeeeeeeeeee woman. we all no that nothing new. only in my country all these foolishness can take place. may the guy soul r.i. p.
i truly believe that this will be the outcome.. I doubt she will face any jail time.. Time will tell. Such is the system here.
most of u are right.for and against.but the driver is alive,try to feel her pain now.peace
We could feel her pain if she showed that human side of her, be courteous and just stop, scream to the neighbours or some oncoming vehicle for help or something, because she knew she hit something, but just continuing on, please! U may be her friend and we sympathize with you too, but if it were your brother, father, nephew or uncle,or even your son would you be singing the same song. I honestly doubt it
As a driver we sway from all or most animals on the road, or allow them to cross least we get injured if we knock them, so I really cannot understand your logic. I now feel your pain.
the man was a old paro give the lady a break
He was a human being.
de paro had a family
You are a idiot. How about that.
gooshhhhhhhh you r an example of somebody who cannot read and write real
ur pathetic…………
paro or not. he was a human being
what is a paro? Does a person looks make them out to be a paro? Paros do not climb coconut trees? if a works hard differently from u this is called a paro .your mother could bethe one that was hit . What would u say ? come on frightened or not u jam a man but u calling laywer. u are a joker just like d woman. u must take some jail for her
Did you think before you made that statement? Everyone has family who cares and loves them no matter what they have gotten themselves involved in!
As a family member of Ian.. He was a Paro? A paro doesn’t get a job to climb poles for one of Dominica’s business. Just because he dresses down doesn’t make him a paro. If u spoke to him, you would understand the level of intelligence he had. He was a well respected, very polite young man. So becareful what you say.
And PAROS have families too. So u mean to tell me if u hit a paro u wld just leave and go. HEARTLESS!!!
And paro are peoples too
let JUSTICE prevail. Didier was acitizen of Dominica and his family deserves JUSTICE
Mister looking high boy!! Was he jay-walking? Did he just cross the street without looking to see what`s coming? and why the driver didn`t stop? you jam someone your first instinct is to stop an` check on the person you hit. oh boy!!
look i hear all de coconut tress all singing every nite in Shawford. the poor trees in peace now.
You fool.
d man had enough coconuts on his family land. He never even knew where shawford was . get your facts straight. You imbecile. . Stop making excuses for a wrong. she has to live with her conscience. If this is how u think she might just be the one to kill your mother too.
How can u plead not guilty to driving without a valid driver’s licence? Is either it was valid or not, I guess she and her lawyer have some kind of “explanation” to give. Maybe she was on her way to get it at Income Tax office at the time man, ha ha ha Woi!
Very good point
We Dominicans are too fast to judge people. Stop the gossip and get the facts before statements are made. It could be any one of you that was driving on the road. Man…the girl was frightened and did not know how to handle the situation…… be fear……… the girl is in a terrible situation already. let the court deal with the matter.
u stupid or what ? i guess she must be related to you. for u to tell me you saying the girl was frightend oh plz. i no it is a frightening situation but common what if it was your bro , sis or kiddo she had done that to would you make that kind of excuse for her. when it is not someone close to you it always something different. so think about what you saying first. i no this is nothing easy to handle but turning your back on the person and going for a lawyer like the lawyer will bring him back to life. you call this failing to render aid. i guess this dosen’t apply to dominicians.jt
concern citizen, stop being silly!!!!! if we are to think the way you think then we would be unreasonable and that we we get away with many offences. While someone may be freightened, it is unreasonable and unlawful to drive-on and fail to regard a knocked-down pedestrian. And everyone knows that teh court will deal with the matter. People are free and entitled to share their views.
I agree.we Dominicans are too quite to open our mouth. let the court rule.
Well don’t you think that she knew that her license were not valid
if she didn’t kill someone up to this day she would be driving without a valid license
all how she is wrong
you do the crime you pay the time
Jail her self she have no heart u hit d man and u doe stop wat u think it is they need to bring back d death penalty some ppl to bad
All u dominicans too fast to jump to conclusions. All the story has is that she failed to stop. I mean come on sshe is human. Shock and fright can cause u to do things u would otherwise never do. It is realy sad to sEe the comments on there and she gettin to know of them is going to put her through even more agony than she is already in. Take it easy ppl.
If the man who she knocked down was your relative that would not be your perception.
If she was in jail she would not be able to read DNO to see the comments anyway.. so what’s your point????
….and if you want to talk about agony think of the family of the dead guy!
Yeah right! She was so shocked and frightened that she had the common sense to go get her lawyer but no to stop and render aid. RIP my good friend Bavay. Justice will be done in your name because this place called Dominica (our home) stinks of injustice. Hail Mary Full Of Grace…
BULL-SHEET. If she was in shock, why did she go and get a lawyer? You must be a close friend or family member of that woman that is why you talking so. What about the family of the guy she hit? The report said that she called the police and say “she think she hit someone”. Does that sound like someone who was in shock? As far as I concerned, what she did was stone cold. She hit the guy and left him on the road to die.
Agony lady? Have u thought of his family wat agony they went through? She knew she should not have been driving without a valid license, then hit someone and didnt stop…when she realize what she had done why didnt she stop and go back ? she treated this man like he was a zandolie she kill….please you need to go and put your compassion to the right set of people..else SHUT YOU TRAP
Read the story before this one. The one when the accident occurred.
Why are we so quick to condemn in Dominica? Come on, we all make mistakes…..If she did the crime let the courts deal with that. We should start putting ourselves in other people’s shoes and stop being to quick saying this and that until it happens to us
F-rees you talking. That was not just a mistake. The Woman hit the guy, drove off, went to get a lawyer, and returned on the scene an hour later. You canna call that just a mistake. A mistake is when you hit someone, you stop and try to help the situation. When you drive off like is an animal you hit, that’s a totally different situation.
wait until someone KILLS one of your own and absconds to avoid the law and the penalty. you will want to hang that person BEFORE the trial
I hope she faces the full penalty for her actions.
I also hope they ask her why she go for her.. first before coming to the scene of the accident and why she never when close to the guy, is an animal then? If she had taken him to the hospital who knows he may be alive today she leave him there to bleed to death like a dog? Why it take the police so long to press charges? They did not kknow what to charge her with? If it was a child of a senior officer she had knowk down charges would be all over the place. One sided justice we have in Dominica.
It is a crime, a serious matter for drivers to leave the scene of accidents. Once they realize they are involved in an accident, be it wilfully or not, it is imperative that they remain at the scene and telephone the Police. That is the Law. If they fail to do so they will be doubly charged and also charged for the death of anyone who died due to their wilful act and also driving recklessly.
It is better to be honorable and admit one’s fault rather than to drive/run away from accidents. If they remain at the scene and show their remorse the magistrate/judge may very well have empathy for them.
Please do not say that this is unfair and is preferential treatment. Honesty is always the best policy. In so doing the perpetrator(s) may get a lighter sentence.
Believe me this is the way it works world-wide even though the Law is the Law and people msut pay for their negligence. Due to their honesty they and/or their lawyers may be successful in receiving a reduced sentence.
The lady did not intend to kill the man but because she left the scene of the accident and he may have been still alive, she could be held responsible for his death.
On the other hand, as the saying goes, “Always place yourself in another’s shoes/position”, I do feel sorry for her and what she has got herself into. Obviously she regrets what she did.
The Law must perform its duty. Allow the Dominican Law to do so.
May the soul of the young man who died rest in peace.
As well, may God be with his family who are grieving his sudden passing. The grieving process can be a long one and extended over a period of time. It is not something that the family may ever get over.
May God be with this lady who is charged and is undergoing an earthly judgment. God is merciful!
No matter what God sees everyone through their trials and tribulations.
She failed to stop???? Whenever i see small animals on the road i stop!!!
I wonder what strategy will her lawyer come up with, in order to attempt to secure a win on her behalf. When she left the scene of the incident (a.k.a. failing to stop).
Charge her self I say!!!! It could happen to any of us what??? The man could have probably survived….your first reaction should not be to drive away after you hit someone man.. What are you cold blooded??? You do the crime you face the time.
At least we can say that for vehicular homicide, perpetrators are not usually jailed. Most times they will get a suspension of their license. In this case, the woman had no license and she even brave enough to plead not guilty. She also brave enough to plead not guilty to leaving the scene. Woman don’t you have a conscience? Oh, I remember; hell no you don’t!! If you had a conscience you would never leave the scene of the accident. If you knew you were legal to drive you would never run away. The people who are supporting you and giving you this advice are just as guilty. They pretend that you killed a dog in the street. That was a human being! It was somebody’s child!! You had no right to be driving!! You cannot drive!! Do you fear God? My Lord! For everybody’s sake just do not waste the court’s time and do not torture the people anymore.
Nuff respect COMMON SENSE. U BLESS.
Common Sense I second you on that. Oh she living shawford, she have connections so it could be anyone of US? bull… accidents are just that, but when you leave the scene, and return with lawyer you know damn well you do something wrong. People just riding people in Dominica and getting away with it, this opens up fresh wounds for me, I know how that family feels, been there. He is not an animal, I don’t care what his lifestyle was, he clearly had family who loved him, so because he was a paro and coconut thief according to some of you, his life is worth nothing? The woman knew she had no right to be on the road, panick my arse. Panick yes, but you stopping and check on the man, maybe if she had transported him to the hospital with help, instead of leaving by the road like a pig bleeding he would stand a chance. I don’t care who do it, a life is a life!
All those pleading for her, would sing a different song if they had the experience or if Ian was their family member. Because is Silver Lake he disposable, if this were Castle Comfort or Morne Daniel you all would react differently!
nice.GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME. let her do some time.KAVAL
Oh my God. I think you have issues with that girl.
the lady will get away, cuz that the fashion in Dominica now, u kill u are set free, but if u thief they sending u behind bar for ten years. Look one of the girl in the soufriere murder is out on bail now. Tell me about our justice system. One marijauna stick, 2 yrs in prison. murder ) years in prison.
did the crime pay the time send her straight jail cause she fully well know that she knock and killed the man and left the scene of accident cause ir it was someone else they would have locked them up already.dominica police have to do better than that they arrest who they want and whom they dont know and thats not fair
bail with no bail conditions? humph but if it was drugs if they ever get bail they have to go and sign everyday twice for the day… this is injustice, where her picture? by the way what going on with the LIME woman for real
this whole thing made me sick, ive not seen ian since we were teenagers, he was a good partner of mines, i really wanted to see him but not this way.only jah knows my brother r i p
learn to spell. de only mines there is, are gold mines. the word is mine. coshony
How Ironic that you are attacking the person for making a general comment. You ask that he learns to spell “mines” which consists of 5 letters, but in your critic you are spelling a 3 letter word “the” as “De”.
And what is coshony? Is that a valid word? ( That’s a rhetorical question)
Satan oh so loves to correct sin, or does he?
Coshony, learn to use proper punctuation. Capital letters and full stops.
he was a good padna of urs and u could not help him in the situation he was? when something happen to somebody is always good this and that. Please with u foolish a… people, can never help one someone is in a situation
but why are these ppl attacking one another like that……….. i really cannot understand what is happenin in this world anymore!!!! just becuase the person express thier feeling about Ian,, my God allu ready to kill the person!!!! That’s a shame trust me , no wonder our children are growin up the way they are right now,,, no proper role models for them to follow. U ppl make me sick!!!!
One thing when for allu to open allu mouth and talk allu just does’nt open it!!!! if u cant say something constructive then dont say a Shitt!!!!
she left the man bleeding on the street……they should throw away the keys………….my son was hit by a car and the driver left so i know what the family of this guy is going thru….
Sorry to hear that!!! Trust me that is a scar in your heart for life, no mother or any body should go through that!!
well let’s see how that one going,,, now if the prosecutors who have access to all police dept’s charge her with driving without a valid driver’s license then why would she plead not-guilty to this one since they’d have proof of it,,,, i smell a cocoa makak behind the scenes,,,, she also went and got her lawyer so how can she say she did not leave the crime scene,,,another cocoa makak,,,, she’s responsible for the man’s death so she can’t deny this one,,,, but she should have just pleaded not-guilty to all charges lol,,,,,,she was also bailed with NO conditions whatsoever,,,,, well well i wonder who these people trying to fool,,,, she doesn’t have to report to the office etc etc,,,, cmon we not ready yet,,, the woman can go guada n just throw that case wii pal
give the woman a break it could happen to any one of us
“humm” you’re quite foolish which is quite apparent. She hit the man and DID NOT STOP in other words, HIT AND RUN. She should have stopped called for help and not leave the scene of the accident.
no it couldn’t happen to anyone of us who have a heart! Wicked people alone that will hit someone on the road and not stop or look back. Oh yeah and those of us who follow the rule that says no driving without drivers license or expired license it won’t happen to us either! If we do everything in our power to help others we’ve hurt in an accident then we can be forgiving. Many are too quick to claim oh it wasn’t my fault. She lucky is in DA she do that. Any how she was on US soil her behind would be in jail facing 40 plus years locked up.
wat break? crime is crime. u do wrong wether is your fault or not u have to pay
Yes DNO put ther pic. I want to see her so ill know to stay away from her vehicle on the road. lo. but seriously so long that story out. the man buried i think and no picture.
Hmmmm interesting… What of the case of the LIME employee who caused the death of the young man of Portsmouth??? We don’t hear anything of that, while she’s up and about walking free. The injustice in this country is alarming.
Cause in that case she did not cause his death; that’s all. He caused his death
The Lime Lady Never caused the Man Death. The Lady’s car was hardly moving when the bike ran into it.
Were u there to see what happened, Well i was, and there is no way one can or should blame this young lady.
So just shut up and wait for the hearing.
the accident u speak of in portsmouth….perhaps she wasn’t the one who was wrong. are you saying that because the guy died, she was definately wrong?
I worked at the Magistrate’s court, and i bet to disagree with Proud Dominican, most traffic offences, the Defendants are always bailed with prpper surety…..
She should be in PRISON with no bail ..wicked b++++. Already you was driving without licence and then you hit someone and dont stop to help..i hope you go straight to hell for killing my relative and if it wasnt her car the owner needs to go to prison too for loaning a car to someone without licence
i cannot understand nothing that is going in dominica this girl hit the guy with her car left him there to die and still pleading not guilty and still on bail for 20.000 but if they hold you with a spliff your bail is 200.000 i guess to kill someone in dominica is not a crime but to hold someone with a spliff is a crime.dominica has no law
while walking on the road….does this mean he was jay walking
u must a retard
stupes
What I do not understand is this. “why is it she was bailed for an indictable offense, when many at times, other persons who are seen as “poor” are not granted bail?”
I think our justice system in Dominica is biased and is geared towards the so-called upper class and middle class people.
We need a review of the judicial system here in this country.
Stupes,
Gurl once you can afford bail you have a right to get bail. What happen you forget MURDERS getting bail man? What upper class about the gurl? stupes, Courts she working wi….just run all u arse without knowing anything!
By the way, what does ‘when many at times?’
true say
Were have you been… have always been the case in D/CA. No penalties for the so called “upper class”
Because her husband or brother in law is a cop. This woman should be ashamed of herself. Not only was she driving without a license, she left the man on the street to bleed. She clearly had no regard for human life much less the law. They need to make an example of people like her. Too many people in Dominica are driving without a license. Come on people, if you want to drive, go get a license. This is not a game, this is real life. Terrible things, like what happened, can happen if you are not authorized to drive a vehicle.
And shame on the legal system – why did it take this long for her to arriagned??? Is it because the young man that died was from the ghetto?
She should be prosecuted and pay for her actions.
Some sympathy would have been in order if she had just stopped to help the man and rush him to the hospital.
Hey stop that stereotyping, you don’t know the GIRL so how can you assume that she is not “POOR”?
Because she driving a car she is rich? do you know if the car is hers? look they say she doesn’t have a valid Drivers’ License, it could mean that she was taking her chances with somebody elses’ vehicle!!!
I just hate when we try our utmost to profile people, Rich people are chauffer driven!!!
But DNO atleast we need a pic of that girl, let us see who she is.
is true. if it was drugs all the drug men pic would be there. justice is for one set in Dominica
coshony put your own picture there
no but u have a serious problem in ur brain.. …………. but wait why am i even wasting my time on such nonscence, when ppl comment on ur coshony we just given u satisfaction …………… so enjoy it while it last cuz i wont be wasting my time to comment on ur coshony, i will do what my God would want me to do, take my advice try and get a lil closer to God… ask him to cleanse ur heart from wateva is troublin you, you seem to have alot of problems in ur life ,,,,, cuz for a human being to behave this way it is very mind troubling!!!!
DNO will be sued if they ever put a pic of this girl and they kmow it.
NEW ADMIN
We will be posting a photo of her soon. Before you talk trash speak to your lawyer. When someone is arrested and CHARGED before the courts, the media has a right to publish their photos. So we will publish her photos and we will be ready to win some money. You just reminded us to go get the photo.
If she had a spliff she would have been locked up already
that is sooo true
Give her a spliff nuh!