Scooter rider officially charged in high speed chase
Information reaching this news agency indicates that Franklyn Fahie Jr. of Zion Hill was arrested and charged with riding without a crash helmet and failing to stop at the sound of a Police siren.
He was granted police bail in the sum of $3,000 with one surety and has to appear before the Magistrate on January 11, 2012.
According to police reports, around 8:55 p.m. on December 27, 2011, Police Officers, who were on mobile patrol, observed two scooter riders weaving between vehicles at a fast pace and saw Fahie Jr. was allegedly not wearing a helmet.
Although the Police gave chase with their sirens on, it is alleged that the Zion Hill resident continued on, but was eventually caught and arrested.
This incident is just one of several chases law enforcement officers have to tackle.
In an article published by Virgin Islands News Online on December 13, 2011, Sandra Phillip Hodge, Director of Related by Humanity, had stated that she was informed of an alleged rift between the scooter riding community and the police.
This disclosure was made to her at a Youth Symposium and Safety Awareness Scooter show at the Purcell Community Center, which was held three days earlier.
“Sources close to the scooter riding community claim that they are physically harassed by the police while riding their scooters, and I am not at liberty to say at this point if the allegations are true or false. However, the law provides mechanisms for which offenders can be charged. Therefore, Police breach of human rights principles should not be condoned or tolerated,” Hodge had said.
She added: “Neither should it be tolerated to have unlicensed, uninsured scooter bikes and riders circumventing the law and causing distress to other motorists and pedestrians in the community through accidents that cause injury or damages to people and/or their property. The issue has to be addressed from all angles, and corrective measures put in place to reduce the current statistics of reported incidents involving scooters.”
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