{"id":329642,"date":"2024-09-30T22:11:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T02:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=329642"},"modified":"2024-09-30T22:11:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T02:11:38","slug":"not-guilty-verdict-returned-on-dangerous-driving-fatality-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/not-guilty-verdict-returned-on-dangerous-driving-fatality-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Not guilty&#8217; verdict returned on dangerous driving fatality charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329643\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329643 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo-of-the-car-and-motorcycle-involved-in-the-accident-on-the-E.O-Leblanc-file-photo-642x361.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of the car and motorcycle involved in the accident on the E.O Leblanc Highway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jeno Joseph of Roseau who was charged in 2020 for causing death by dangerous driving is now a free man.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared on trial at the high court last week for the death of 33-year-old Police Constable Philsbert Williams of Portsmouth following a vehicular accident that occurred on the E.O Leblanc Highway near the Dominica Banana Marketing Corporation (DBMC) building on Saturday, December 26, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Reports are that police constable Williams died after the motorcycle that he was riding collided with a Suzuki car registration number T0976 that was driven by Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>Reports also said that the incident occurred at about 2:27 PM.<\/p>\n<p>The collision occurred while the car was traveling northwards and turning East onto Charles Avenue and the motorcycle was traveling south along the highway.<\/p>\n<p>Further reports revealed that\u00a0the three occupants of the car, along with Williams, were transported to the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital where Williams was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph was represented by Attorney David Bruney who asserted that the prosecution case does not support a guilty verdict.<\/p>\n<p>The jury was then ordered to return a &#8216;not guilty&#8217; verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Public Prosecutions, Sherma Darlryple represented the state in the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeno Joseph of Roseau who was charged in 2020 for causing death by dangerous driving is now a free man. 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