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Driver involved in President’s
accident remanded
Accra, Nov. 16, Ghanadot/GNA - A court
presided by Mr. Samuel Diwuoh remanded Thomas Osei, the
driver who crossed President John Agyekum Kufuor's convoy on
the Liberation Link, near Opeibea House, last Wednesday,
into Police custody until November 30 when he appeared at
the Accra Motor Court today.
Osei, a 56 year-old baldhead who wore a plaster above his
left eye, is being held for dangerous driving, negligently
causing harm, driving under the influence of alcohol and
failing to give way to the presidential convoy.
Osei, dressed in a red, black and white stripped T-shirt and
a pair of black trouser with a brown pair of slippers,
sweated as he waited for the case to be called.
Chief Inspector Dora Seiwaah prayed the court not to take
the accused person's plea because investigations were still
going on.
"We want to investigate other aspects of the case," Chief
Inspector Seiwaah added.
Chief Inspector Seiwaah said at about 1030 hours on November
14, Osei, who was driving a Mercedes Benz SE 500 saloon car
with registration number GT 2989 W was driving in the inner
lane along the South Liberation Link from AFGO towards 37
Military Hospital.
When he arrived at the Opeibea traffic light, he ignored the
siren of the presidential convoy, and drove straight into
the rear offside portion of the President's Mercedes Benz
550 saloon car.
The prosecution said the impact forced the President's
vehicle to spin around and hit a light pole on the central
reserve.
The president’s vehicle finally fell on its right side and
landed on a VW Golf saloon car with registration number GW
8750 K driven by Pastor Ken Joe Osei Kuffuor who was driving
from 37 Military Hospital.
Chief Inspector Seiwaah said all the vehicles were damaged
and the drivers who sustained injuries were rushed to the 37
Military Hospital for treatment.
She said the accused was also admitted at the same hospital
but the President escaped unhurt.
The prosecutor said further investigations revealed that
Osei was driving under the influence of alcohol as when he
was tested with an Alco Sensor it read 0.41 per cent content
of alcohol in his breath instead of the legal limit of 0.08
per cent.
GNA
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