A SPEEDING motorist who was negligently involved in a road
accident that killed his elderly mother on the spot was this week convicted of
the offence and jailed for three months.
The convict Timothy Gwezere (65) was, however, fortunate to
be given an option to pay a fine of $300.
Should he fail to make the payment, he will wear the prison
garb for three months and have the particulars of the accident will be endorsed
on his driver’s licence.
The accident occurred along the Mutare-Nyanga highway.
Gwezere appeared before Mutare magistrate Miss Perseverance
Makala on Tuesday and was convicted on his own plea of guilty to contravening
Section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23.
Brighton Shamuyarira represented the State while lawyer
Tendai Nenzou represented Gwezere.
The court heard that on July 16, at around 9pm, Gwezere was
driving a Toyota Gaia registration number ABP 6960 along the Mutare-Nyanga
road.
“Gwezere had six passengers on board, including his mother. Upon approaching the 14km peg along the road, Gwezere lost
control of the vehicle and zigzagged to the left and then to the right side of
the road where the car eventually stopped after hitting a tree,” said
Shamuyarira.
His elderly mother Febbie Gwezere died on the spot due to
severe head injuries. Her body was conveyed to Mutare Provincial Hospital where a
post mortem concluded the cause of death as head injuries.
Shamuyarira said Gwezere was negligent. He failed to stop and act reasonably when the accident
seemed forthcoming.
He said Gwezere failed to have a proper lookout under the
circumstances.
“He drove at an excessive speed, thereby negligently
causing the death of his elderly mother,” he said. Manica Post
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