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 Alleged Drunk Driver Will face Trial For Causing Death Of Lilian Guy

Today Victor Mason Gibbs appeared in the Magistrate's Court for a preliminary inquiry into the traffic accident that killed Lilian Guy and injured two others. 

In July of 2016, an allegedly intoxicated Gibbs was driving past the Michael Finnegan Market in Belize City when he began to swerve along the street. Gibbs eventually veered onto the sidewalk, where multiple people including Lilian Guy, Francis Hinds and Stephanie Pouchie were standing. Gibbs crashed into the group, completely crushing Guy's right foot and injuring Hinds and Pouchie. After loosing a fatal amount of blood, Guy, who was a Jehovah's Witness, refused to take blood from the hospital and succumbed to her wounds the next day. 

When he was arraigned in court last year, Gibbs was read charges for manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, driving a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit, two counts of negligent harm and driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. 

In today's inquiry, the prosecution provided Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser with 10 eyewitness statements from civilians and police who were at the scene. Gibbs, who had no attorney, was unable to challenge the evidence, which prompted Fraser to send the case to the Supreme Court. 

Gibbs will stand trial for one count of manslaughter by negligence, two counts of negligent harm and one count of driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. That's two offenses less than he was originally charged for. 

After making bail of $8000 plus two $4000 sureties, Gibbs was released from custody. He will stand trial in October.

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