A man charged in connection with the crash that claimed the life of national cyclist Andre Simon is due back in court later this month, according to Antigua.news.
Kenyatta Benjamin of Hatton appeared before Justice Ann Marie Smith on Monday and was ordered to return on June 30 for arraignment proceedings on a charge of dangerous driving. If Benjamin enters a not guilty plea, the matter will be set down for trial.
The charge stems from a Mother's Day collision in May 2022 along Sir George Walter Highway. Prosecutors allege that Benjamin's vehicle struck four cyclists who were on a training ride — Andre Simon, Sean Weathered, Ghere Coates, and Tiziano Rosignoli. All four men were transported to hospital following the incident.
Weathered, Coates, and Rosignoli recovered and were subsequently discharged. Simon, however, suffered catastrophic injuries, including serious 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 the TIRR Memorial Hospital in Texas on July 2, 2022, while in a wakefulness coma. He died in the United States approximately one year and one month after the crash, while still undergoing medical treatment.
