ABACO – A hit-and-run driver who mowed down a woman and her child was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison.
Guerline Almonord, 34, failed to stop after she slammed into the woman and her child as they walked in Dundas Town, Abaco on May 25.
Almonord was rushing home when she veered into the wrong lane, hit the pair and kept going.
She shouldn’t have been behind the wheel because she didn’t have a valid driver’s license and third party insurance coverage.
Additionally, Almonord didn’t report the accident that sent her victims to hospital within 24 hours as required by law.
They have recovered.
Magistrate Ancella Evans sentenced Almonord to six months after she pleaded guilty to reckless driving. The offense attracts a maximum fine of $5,000 or one year in prison, or both a fine and imprisonment.
Almonord admitted the other traffic offenses and she paid fines totaling $1,650. She was represented Nathan Cooper.
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