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A magistrate is set to rule later this month on whether to continue prosecution in a fatal road accident involving Police Constable Robert Dyer.
Magistrate Dexter Wason will deliver his decision on 27 May following a defence motion to dismiss the case against Dayneri Ferrer Vincent-Urlwin, who is charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
The charge relates to a collision on 4 September 2023, in which Constable Dyer died after his motorcycle struck a Jeep Wrangler on Sir Sydney Walling Highway. The crash occurred around 11:20am as the Jeep, reportedly driven by Vincent-Urlwin, turned right into Luna Park.
Dyer had just overtaken several vehicles before the impact. He was pronounced dead at 12:45pm.
Vincent-Urlwin was initially granted bail after her arrest. Her bail conditions were later revised to include an $8,000 cash bond as part of a $50,000 surety, the surrender of travel documents, regular police reporting, and a suspension of her driving licence.
She remains on bail pending the magistrate’s decision. If the motion is denied, the case will proceed to trial in the High Court.
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Crazy how life can change in the blink of an eye. Neither of them left home that day, expecting such an event.
She did nothing wrong. It’s an unfortunate situation.
“Dyer had just overtaken several vehicles before the impact.”
On his personal motorcycle?
I have heard things and I do not like to rely on hearsay but this case seems as if the officer was at fault and they charged this woman, knowing all available and credible evidence shows she was not at fault and it was an accident. She has no culpability.
Why makes our locals who are struggling or trying to makes something of themself pay for legal services for criminal charges no reasonable and prudent prosecutor could justify laying.
Where is our heart. I am truly sorry for the death of the officer but it does not justify abusing your authority and charging without probable cause.
It seems like they are railroading this lady because the victim was a police.
It’s clear who was in the wrong… it’s not rocket science. The evidence is in the article above!
Heard he was speeding his way to his grave and now the lady is here trying to defend herself. Lemme ask. What about the medical students? Is it because the accused has a person in the law he has not been charged? But this lady is accused and framed for cause the death of a police officer who was speeding? Riding his bike all the way to his death and she’s on trial. Wow. That tells a lot about the justice system in Antigua
Well if you know something share something. Cause witness said what they had to say.
People always believe they know when they don’t. All the comments are sickening. Comment when u have facts and stop commenting based on hesrssy
Let the lady go. It was an accident!!!
Why is there always a deliberate effort to protect a certain calibre of people? I will never understand it
Sorry for his loss, but he hit her causing the accident and his own demise and she’s on trial? Make it make sense. Dismiss di case!!!
I believe he is at fault. It is rumoured that he loved to zoom in and out of traffic without his siren on.
Once she was following proper procedure and he did not have on his sirens I would say he was at fault
Imagine people talking like they were there. What did the eye witnesses say ? I do feel sorry for the lady but this news article isn’t always reliable. We can’t judge off of hearsay
The lady was turning right, that indicates it was an intersection. What were the traffic conditions at the location. Basically when turning right at an intersection incoming traffic has right of way..this is a trgedy
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!!!! I am sure the PTSD she suffers from the ordeal in enough suffering for her……Who magistrate need to study is Cpl Tulip Horseford for knew her daughter did not possess a driver’s license and still allowed her to operate a vehicle.
MAGISTRATE’S COURTS: …STARVED FOR COMPETENCY: …RIFE WITH INCOMPETENCE
VITAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE:
NOW:
Not sure from where ‘…ANTIGUA NEWSROOM (ANR)’ got this clearly ‘…VITAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE’ which states:
‘…DYER HAD OVERTAKEN SEVERAL VEHICLES BEFORE THE IMPACT’ [Paragraph 4].
Such, if contained in ‘…ANY OF THE DEPOSITIONS,’ and so:
(a) ‘…BELIEVED: and
(b) …SHOULD IT SATISFY COMMITTING MAGISTRATE, HIS WORSHIP DEXTER WASON,’ IT SHALL BE FAVORABLY RESOLVED TO THE FEMALE ACCUSED MOTORIST.’
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WHY?
REASONABLE INFERENCE MIGHT BE DRAWN THAT THE DEACEASED CONTRIBUTED TO HIS ‘…TRAGIC DEMISE.’
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CORONER’S INQUEST:
THIS IS WHY ‘…TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER, ATLEE RODNEY QPM,’ SHALL HAVE LEFT THAT WHICH SEEMED PURELY AND UNFORTUNATELY, A ‘…TRAGEDY’ TO A ‘…CORONER’S INQUISITION.’
ARREST AND CHARGE:
THEY HAD BEEN SO DARN ‘…HASTY TO ‘…ARREST AND CHARGE.’
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NOW: SPEAKING FROM PRACTICAL:
(i) ‘…TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATIVE KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE: and
(b) …COURT PROSECUTORIAL/COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE.’
REPORTER’S INFORMATION:
Some news reporters often not got it right.
But rightly or wrongly, this commenter could state without fear of contradiction that today’s ‘…MAGISTRATES’ COURTS’ appear:
(i) …STARVED FOR COMPETENT MAGISTRATES: and seem more to have been staffed by
(ii) …INCOMPETENT MAGISTERIAL FRAUDS.’
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REASONS FOR SUCH ASSERTIONS:
In ‘…COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS, THERE ARE NO CRIMINAL TRIALS.
THE ‘…COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS ACT’ DEEMS THE ‘…POLICE-RECORDED STATEMENTS
DEPOSITIONS WHEN FILED AT THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT.
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ACCUSED TO BE PRESENT:
NOTE WELL, THE ACCUSED PERSON SHALL BE PRESENT:
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ELIMINATING TIME WASTING:
THUS, IN ‘…ELIMINATING TIME WASTING,’ WITNESSES ARE NOT DEPONED: THAT IS TO SAY, THEY ARE NOT CALLED TO:
(a) ‘…The Witness Stand to ‘…GIVE EVIDENCE ON OATH:
(b) …Not subject to ‘…CROSS EXAMINATION BY THE PROSECUTOR (DPP): and
(c) …Not subject to ‘…RE-EXAMINATION BY DEFENCE ATTORNEY.’
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PAPER COMMITTAL
Those familiar with these proceedings know that it is called: ‘…PAPER COMMITTAL.’
[Magistrate’s Code (Amendment) Act: Sections 41 and 42: No 13 of 2004].
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MAGISTRATES NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE ‘…COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS ACT,’ COULD BE SEEN DOING TWO THINGS:
(i) ‘… GIVING LONG PAPER COMMITTAL ADJOURNMENTS: and
(ii) …MAKING SERIOUS MAGISTERIAL BLUNDERS.
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PROVEN FACTS: …NO CASE TO ANSWER:
THE CONTROVERSIAL ‘…SCHOOL BUS COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS’ WHEN ‘…MAGISTRATE CONLIFFE CLARKE RULED ‘…NO CASE TO ANSWER.’
PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE: …COMMITTAL MAGISTRATE SATISFACTION:
ALL that is required of a knowledgeable, efficient and competent ‘…COMMITTAL MAGISTRATE’ is his/her ‘…SATISFACTION WITH THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE DEPOSITIONS.’
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A ‘…COMMITTAL MAGISTRATE’ shall receive: ‘…SUBMISSIONS,’ but ‘…NOT NO CASE SUBMISSIONS.’
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WHY?
This is ‘…OUTSIDE THEIR LANE (DR. SIMON).’
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CRIMINAL JURISDICTION:
PUT IN ITS PROPER CONTEXT, IN THESE CASES, ‘…CRIMINAL TRIALS ARE OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF COMMITTING MAGISTRATES.’
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READ PROPERLY:
THE ‘…MAGISTRATE CODE OF PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) ACT-NO: 13 OF 2004.’
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READ GOOD.
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Oh Jesus Christ Pompey why the hell do you have to type all your comments like summon to court!?!?….It’s ANNOYING even though you are informative..