A Hatton man accused of dangerously driving the vehicle involved in a 2022 collision that fatally injured national cyclist Andre Simon is due before the High Court on June 30 for arraignment.
According to Antigua News Room, Kenyatta Benjamin appeared before Justice Ann Marie Smith on Monday, when the court set the date for him to formally answer the charge. Should Benjamin enter a not guilty plea, the matter will proceed to trial.
The charge stems from a Mother's Day crash on Sir George Walter Highway in May 2022. Prosecutors allege that Benjamin's vehicle struck four cyclists during a training ride — Andre Simon, Sean Weathered, Ghere Coates, and Tiziano Rosignoli. All four were hospitalised following the incident.
Weathered, Coates, and Rosignoli subsequently recovered and were discharged. Simon, however, sustained catastrophic injuries, including severe head trauma and internal bleeding.
The 36-year-old father of one spent several weeks in the Intensive Care Unit at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre before being airlifted to TIRR Memorial Hermann in Texas on July 2, 2022, for specialised treatment.
Simon died in the United States approximately 13 months after the crash while still receiving medical care.
Benjamin is expected to return before the High Court on June 30.
