By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 32-YEAR-OLD man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of causing the death of 19-year-old motorcyclist Elcott Ferguson in a traffic accident on Kemp Road last December.
Kendal Joseph was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley on a charge of vehicular manslaughter.
Prosecutors allege that around 3am on December 21, 2024, Joseph was driving south on Kemp Road when his brown 2013 Nissan Elgrand, licence plate TN1446, collided head-on with Ferguson’s silver and black Yamaha scooter, which was travelling north.
Ferguson later died from his injuries at Princess Margaret Hospital.
A 43-year-old man riding a white and black Yamaha scooter was also injured in the three-vehicle collision but was treated and released from hospital.
Joseph was not required to enter a plea. He was informed that the matter would proceed to the Supreme Court via a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI), scheduled for service on July 31.
He was granted $9,500 bail with one or two sureties and must sign in at the Wulff Road Police Station every Monday and Thursday by 6pm.
Romona Farquharson-Seymour represented Joseph, while Inspector Deon Barr served as the prosecutor.
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