By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was charged yesterday with causing the death of a passenger in a car crash in Abaco this summer.
Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain charged Stanley Vanzeylen, Jr, 27, with vehicular manslaughter.
Stanley was allegedly driving a blue coloured Nissan Cube with four passengers west on Ernst Dean Highway when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a utility pole around 6pm on August 28. While the driver and three of his passengers were successfully treated for their injuries, Romeo Wallace, a rear-seat passenger, was pronounced dead by emergency medical services.
The accused claims he had to swerve to avoid a wild hog crossing the road. He also says he does not remember much of the incident because he suffered a concussion.
The accused was informed that the matter would proceed to the Supreme Court through a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
Stanley’s bail was set at $7,000 with two sureties. His VBI is set for service on February 2, 2024.
Milton Cox represented the accused.
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