[ 2021-03-11 ]

Ebony’s driver remanded into prison custody
The driver in-charge of the vehicle that caused
the death of the hiplife artiste, Priscilla Opoku
Kwarteng, alias ‘Ebony’, has been remanded
into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court.








Okoh Pinehas Chartey was in-charge of the Jeep car
with registration number AS-497-16, which was
involved in the accident that claimed the lives of
the hiplife songstress and three others, at a spot
between Nyamebekyere and Nsuta on the
Sunyani-Kumasi highway, on February 08, 2018.

Chartey pleaded not guilty to the charges of
dangerous driving and driving without license and
would reappear before the court presided by Mr
Johnson Abbey on March 24, this year.

Police Chief Inspector 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 that fateful day.

He said when Okoh got to the spot around 2345
hours where there was a heap of sand on his lane.

The prosecution said, Okoh swerved to the other
lane to avoid running into the sand but
unfortunately ran into some railings at the edge
of the road killing the three occupants of the
vehicle.

According to the prosecution, Okoh sustained
injuries and was rushed to the Bechem Government
Hospital for treatment.

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

According to the prosecution upon an advice from
the Attorney General’s Office, the accused was
charged and brought before the court.

Source - GNA

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