Ebony’s driver remanded in custody

Ebony’s driver remanded in custody

The driver of the vehicle that killed hiplife artist Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng, aka “Ebony”, has been remanded into custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court.

Okoh Pinehas Chartery was in charge of the Jeep car registered AS-497-16, involved in the accident that claimed the lives of the hiplife singer and three other people, at a location between Nyamebekyere and Nsuta on the Sunyani- highway. Kumasi. , February 8, 2018.

Chartery has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving and unlicensed driving charges and would reappear in court chaired by Mr Johnson Abbey on March 24 this year.

Chief Inspector of Police Jonas Newlove Agyei told the court that the accused was driving Ebony, 20, Franklina Maame Yaa Nkansah, 27, and Lance Corporal Vondee Atsu Francis, 29, from Sunyani to Accra on this day. fateful.

He said Okoh arrived at the place around 11:45 p.m. where there was a pile of sand in his way.

The prosecution said, Okoh swerved into the other lane to avoid running into the sand but unfortunately collided with railings by the side of the road, killing all three occupants of the vehicle.

According to the prosecution, Okoh was injured and was rushed to the government hospital in Bechem for treatment.

Chief Inspector Agyei said investigations revealed that Okoh’s driver’s license expired on August 28, 2015, about three years before the crash.

According to the prosecution, on the advice of the Attorney General’s office, the accused was charged and brought to court.