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Troy Emerson Clinton, a resident of Brereton Village No. 2, St Philip, will return before Justice Pamela Beckles on February 13, 2027, for sentencing submissions on his dangerous driving conviction. The case stems from an incident on April 21, 2011, on Lower Estate Road, St Michael, in which two people died.
A jury acquitted Clinton of causing the deaths of Akalia Natasha Weir and a female minor through dangerous driving, but convicted him on the dangerous driving charge itself. The trial heard evidence from a heavy-duty truck driver employed by a construction company who had been instructed to move an excavator. After unhooking the trailer and removing the excavator, the driver left the area to get food before returning to find that a vehicle had collided with the parked trailer.
An accident reconstruction expert testified that the trailer was positioned on the wrong side of the road and lacked reflective tape on its front, though adequate lighting from a nearby streetlight was available. The expert concluded that driver inattention, rather than excessive speed, was the primary cause of the collision. Clinton testified that he had been heading toward the Roberts Manufacturing plant when an oncoming vehicle with very bright lights approached, causing him to turn on his own bright lights before spotting an object ahead and attempting to swerve to avoid it.
The case was prosecuted by Principal State Counsel Romario Straker and Senior State Counsel Maya Kellman. The adjournment was granted after Clinton’s attorney, Senior Counsel Andrew Pilgrim, informed the court he was occupied with another matter.
The incident occurred on April 21, 2011, on Lower Estate Road in St Michael, resulting in the deaths of Akalia Natasha Weir and a female minor. The case has been in the court system for over 15 years before reaching its current stage.
This case reflects ongoing concerns about road safety and dangerous driving in Barbados, a persistent issue affecting Caribbean communities where traffic collisions remain a leading cause of injury and death.
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