BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – DEVON WILLIAMS was given a second chance to be a good husband and father to his family, when he was spared a custodial sentence and given a fine of EC$20,000 to be paid in two years and disqualified from driving for two years.
Williams was found guilty of causing the death of Keith Brombill in Sandy Point by dangerous driving, after the jury returned a unanimous verdict on Oct. 6.
The incident occurred on Aug. 11, 2009.
“I hope you have learnt your lesson, do not follow the crowd! Try to get people your age to behave, try to be a leader!” His Lordship Justice Errol Thomas said to Williams.
In terms of the detail of his sentencing, Justice Thomas said he has to pay EC$10,000 in one year.
Before he was sentenced, Williams told the court that he has remorse and begged for clemency and said that he understands someone lost their life.
“I understand that I have to be punished… I’m a hardworking man that has a family. The prison is overcrowded and my bed is on the floor. I’m not a troublemaker or menace to society. I’m just asking for a second chance in life,” he said.
Jerold Connor, Probation Officer, during his social inquiry report on Williams said it was an unfortunate situation and that Williams could move on to be an outstanding individual but seemed to have fallen into a crowd of people who seem not to be going anywhere.
“He has been employed since 2004 and is regarded as a respectful individual and that the incident was a case of drinking and wild folly which lead to the death of a father or son.”
The trial began on Tuesday, Oct. 4 and Crown Counsel Garth Wilkin was the prosecutor in the matter and called a total of 13 witnesses to give evidence.
The prosecution proved that Williams did hit Brombill on Aug. 11, 2009 in Sandy Point, while driving on the Island’s Main Road. After the car struck Brombill, eye witnesses said it fled the scene.
However, eye witnesses were unable to determine which one of the three occupants of the car was driving the vehicle.
Brombill was struck by a motorcar bearing registration number R173 which was first reported to be driven by Jevon Allen of Old Road. Brombill was pronounced dead on the scene.
Williams maintained his innocence throughout the trial and claimed that he was not driving the car.
He said during his trial that when he first told police that he was driving, it was a lie because he was being threatened.
