Durban - A South Coast businessman who faces 8 counts of culpable homicide after a Pietermaritzburg family died in a horror crash in 2018 has pleaded not guilty. The crash which occurred near Umzumbe on the South Coast in January 2018 claimed the lives of four children and four adults.
The adult victims were Mitchell Mahabeer, 43, his wife Veroshnie Ramparsad, 34, Lorraine Rampersadh, 57, and 22-year-old Jesse Mahabeer.The family had been returning to their Northdale home after a family holiday. They had been travelling in a VW Golf 1. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and claimed he had taken heart medication when the accident occured.
Thandeka Joyful Shelembe a provinicial inspector for Road Traffic Inspectorate, testified on Thursday that at the accident scene Peyios's breath had a "strong alcohol smell." "When I asked him if he needed medical attention he told me he was fine. He did not mention his heart condition and he never said he had take tablets for it." "It should have been less than 0.24. His reading showed he exceeded the lawful limit," she told the court. "Lorraine was my sister. We don't only want justice for us, but every other family whose loved one was taken by drunken or neglect driving. This ordeal has taken a toll on our family.
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