(CNS): Two drivers have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving in regard to the death of two cyclists in separate collisions, one more than a year ago and the other almost three years ago. It is understood that the completion of accident reports delayed the progress of both cases.
Around midnight on Saturday, 7 December 2024, West Bay resident Katherine Lopez (24) was driving a Honda CRV along the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, near the Yacht Club Roundabout, heading home after a work Christmas party, when she hit Nepalese national Tara Bahadur (22) as he rode his bicycle home from work.
Meanwhile, North Side resident Kent Rankin (47) has been charged with a long list of offences in relation to the death of Daniel Ernest McFarlane (23) on 28 March 2023. McFarlane, a resident of East End, was knocked off his bicycle by a white Chevrolet Blazer at about 9:30pm on Frank Sound Road. A second cyclist who was also hit in the same collision was treated at the HSA hospital.
Rankin, who left the scene, is facing charges of causing death by careless driving, causing death while driving whilst disqualified, causing death while driving without insurance, conspiracy to defeat justice and causing grievous bodily harm.
When Rankin appeared in court on Monday, 19 January, he was granted bail pending a further appearance. Lopez was also granted bail after she appeared in court on Tuesday, 20 January.
