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The man responsible for a fatal crash during the 2018 Labour Day Parade pleaded guilty yesterday.
During an appearance before Justice Gregory Hilton, 27-year-old Travis Sawyer pleaded guilty to four counts of manslaughter by negligence and eight counts of negligently causing harm.
Sawyer remains on bail pending his sentencing on November 16. His lawyers Carlson Shurland, QC, and Barry Sawyer have requested a probation report to assist the court with the appropriate penalty.
On June 1, 2018, Sawyer negligently caused the deaths of 41-year-old Tabitha Haye, 48-year-old Tami Patrice Gibson, 51-year-old Kathleen Fernander and 55-year-old Dianna Gray-Ferguson.
His negligence also caused Annabelle Gibson, Allez Lightbourne, Christine Adderley, Kimberlin Johnson, Kyren Johnson, Makeba Ford, Ruth Stuart and Philippa Forbes to be injured.
Shortly after 10 a.m. on the date in question, participants of the Labour Day parade were walking north on East Street near the juncture of Shirley Street, when a green Ford F-150 truck plowed down the hill toward Shirley Street into the crowd.
Kendall Carroll III was the prosecutor.
