The Director of Public Prosecutions has dismissed two separate causing death by dangerous driving cases within the span of a week.
The latest dismissal came Friday in the High Court, where charges against Keithanya Elvin were dropped. Elvin had been accused of causing the death of 16-year-old cyclist Azorae Pennant in a 2022 incident.
The collision occurred on the evening of January 26, 2022, along Tyrell’s main road. Pennant was cycling northbound shortly before 6:30 pm when Elvin, driving a Honda CRV in the opposite direction, attempted a right turn.
The teenager reportedly swerved to avoid the vehicle but collided with it and lost control. He was thrown from his bicycle into the path of an oncoming pickup truck and died from his injuries approximately one hour after being transported to hospital.
The abandonment follows a similar development just days earlier, when prosecutors withdrew charges against a Bendals man in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident.
That accused had been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a November 14, 2022 crash that killed 23-year-old Annik Lawrence.
No explanation was provided for the dismissals in open court.
