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Doctors at a Corporate Area hospital reportedly barred police investigators from interviewing the female driver of the motor car that ploughed into a crowded bus stop last Monday killing two elderly women.At the same time, sources say preliminary investigations suggest that the car may have been speeding and that she was somehow distracted before the tragic accident.Senior Superintendent of Police Radcliffe Lewis, the tough-talking head of the Police Traffic Division, confirmed that his investigators were told on Friday the woman was too traumatised to give a statement, but said he found this "very suspicious".Lewis vowed, however, that she would be charged with two counts of manslaughter "first thing Monday morning"."There will be no obstruction. She will be charged, even if we have to take a JP (justice of the peace) there so she can be granted bail," Lewis told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday.He said his department had come under fire from members of the public who argue that if the female driver was poor, she would have already been arrested and charged.But Lewis dismissed this claim, saying everyone is treated equally under the law.He refused to divulge details of the investigations, but said nothing has been ruled out, including a thorough examination of the woman's cellphone records up to the time of the accident.Johanna Scarlet, 51, and Esmerelda Evans, 60, who was blind, were killed when a Toyota Avalon motor car travelling towards Liguanea ploughed into the crowded bus stop on Old Hope Road in St Andrew.Three other visually impaired persons were among those who sustained serious injuries in the 5:45 p.m. accident.Scarlet's husband, James, told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday that he was awaiting the outcome of a post-mortem examination scheduled for Thursday before making funeral arrangements.Lewis said doctors told his investigators when they visited the hospital on Friday that the female driver was not in a position to be interviewed "and as such, they won't give the police permission to interview her".However, he pointed out that the woman, who has been admitted to hospital under police guard, was "speaking like any normal person" in the minutes after the accident and had no visible signs of injuries."That's why I am suspicious of the argument that she is too traumatised to speak," Lewis explained.In addition, he said the doctors' claim comes after an assurance from her attorney, given three days ago, that he would take her in within 24 hours. Source: Gleaner
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Female driver to be charged a...rviewing her...</span>
Doctors at a Corporate Area hospital reportedly barred police investigators from interviewing the female driver of the motor car that ploughed into a crowded bus stop last Monday killing two elderly women.At the same time, sources say preliminary investigations suggest that the car may have been speeding and that she was somehow distracted before the tragic accident.Senior Superintendent of Police Radcliffe Lewis, the tough-talking head of the Police Traffic Division, confirmed that his investigators were told on Friday the woman was too traumatised to give a statement, but said he found this "very suspicious".Lewis vowed, however, that she would be charged with two counts of manslaughter "first thing Monday morning"."There will be no obstruction. She will be charged, even if we have to take a JP (justice of the peace) there so she can be granted bail," Lewis told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday.He said his department had come under fire from members of the public who argue that if the female driver was poor, she would have already been arrested and charged.But Lewis dismissed this claim, saying everyone is treated equally under the law.He refused to divulge details of the investigations, but said nothing has been ruled out, including a thorough examination of the woman's cellphone records up to the time of the accident.Johanna Scarlet, 51, and Esmerelda Evans, 60, who was blind, were killed when a Toyota Avalon motor car travelling towards Liguanea ploughed into the crowded bus stop on Old Hope Road in St Andrew.Three other visually impaired persons were among those who sustained serious injuries in the 5:45 p.m. accident.Scarlet's husband, James, told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday that he was awaiting the outcome of a post-mortem examination scheduled for Thursday before making funeral arrangements.Lewis said doctors told his investigators when they visited the hospital on Friday that the female driver was not in a position to be interviewed "and as such, they won't give the police permission to interview her".However, he pointed out that the woman, who has been admitted to hospital under police guard, was "speaking like any normal person" in the minutes after the accident and had no visible signs of injuries."That's why I am suspicious of the argument that she is too traumatised to speak," Lewis explained.In addition, he said the doctors' claim comes after an assurance from her attorney, given three days ago, that he would take her in within 24 hours. Source: Gleaner