Accra May 7, - A driver who
allegedly killed General Sergeant Owusu Appiah, a Police officer at Ayikai
Doboro when he (the officer) attempted to remove his ignition key has been
granted bail.
Charles Appiah is alleged to have
caused damage to a vehicle after driving on the shoulders of the road on the
Accra-Nsawam road.
In his bid to escape from the
accident scene, Sergeant Owusu Appiah tried to pull out the car’s ignition key
but Charles drove off the cab which led to the death of the officer.
Appearing before the court for
the second time, Charles Appiah was admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢30,000.00 with two sureties to reappear on June 6.
Meanwhile, prosecution has
informed the court that a duplicate docket has been prepared and will be
forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office for advice.
Charles whose plea has not been
taken before the court presided over by Mr Joshua Caleb Abaidoo is facing
various charges of dangerous driving, careless and inconsiderate driving,
negligently causing harm and failing to report accident and failing to attend
to the injured in an accident scene.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector
Issifu Abudu said on April 18, this year, at about 2030 hours, Charles Appiah
was driving a Hyundai Taxi with registration number ER 871-18 from Accra
towards Koforidua.
Chief Inspector Abudu said on
reaching a section of the road at Ayikai Doboro, few meters to a Police barrier,
Charles who was driving in the inner lane on the Accra-Kumasi Highway, run into
a Toyota Corolla with registration number GW 5912-Z being driven by one Anita
Nyarko Yirenkyi, a journalist causing damage to both his vehicle and that of
the journalist.
Prosecution said the accused
without caution overtook the Toyota corolla on the edge of the road.
According to prosecution, the
accused then attempted to abscond from the accident scene but Sergeant Owusu
Appiah who was on duty at the Police barrier apprehended him.
Prosecution said Sergeant Owusu
Appiah tried to pull out the ignition key of the accused’s vehicle through one
of the front doors but the accused moved the vehicle trapping Sergeant Owusu
Appiah in the process.
The prosecution said Charles
aggressively drove to a distance and in the process the Police officer’s head
got smashed against a concrete culvert.
The accused realising the harm
caused the Police officer escaped towards Koforidua.
Sergeant Owusu Appiah who has
been injured was rushed to the Amasaman Government hospital for treatment but
was referred to the Police Hospital and later to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
where he died shortly on arrival.
Prosecution said the Police
officer’s body has since been deposited at the Police Hospital Morgue.
Two days after the incident,
prosecution said Charles was arrested by the Police.
GNA
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