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Police officer describes finding injured brothers bleeding in road

Tracey Pitt

A police officer who attended the accident in which two brothers were severely injured described the scene as “very graphic”.Police officer in charge Tavoris Douglas gave his account of the aftermath of the February 29, 2012 Woodlands Road crash in which Randolph (Randy) and Rudolph (Rudy) Smith were injured.Rudolph Smith suffered a fractured shin, fractured wrist and other minor injuries from the accident, while Randolph Smith was more severely injured and still uses a crutch to walk.Tracey Pitt, 51, of Devonshire is currently facing charges related to the incident, including two counts of causing grievous bodily harm by driving while impaired. She has denied the offences.Mr Douglas took the stand yesterday to describe the scene of the accident as he found it when he arrived at the scene shortly before 3am on the day of the incident. He said he noticed the two men lying near each other in the southbound lane of Woodlands Road.“I noticed they were lying in an ‘L’ formation, touching at the feet,” Mr Douglas said. “They were both lying on their chests, facedown, injured and bleeding heavily from their mouths. One had a severe leg injury, his left leg was up in the air.”He stated later in his testimony that after returning to the police station later that morning, he had to step outside to “collect himself”.“The scene was very graphic,” he explained. “His left foot was just hanging on by a piece of flesh.”He then saw the defendant, Ms Pitt, standing next to a silver car in the same lane as the men on the ground. When he asked her if she had seen what happened, she said: “I just found these men in the street.”At this point, Mr Douglas said, the less injured of the two men regained consciousness and attempted to push himself up.“I placed my hand on his back to prevent further injury,” Mr Douglas said. “He started to really fight to get off the ground. I noticed he started to scream. His leg was kicking the leg of the heavily injured man.”After another officer helped him restrain the man, Mr Douglas turned back to Ms Pitt. He said he saw her walk toward the rear of her vehicle, stumbling twice and using the side of the vehicle to balance.Mr Douglas also described the damage to Ms Pitt’s vehicle. He said the headlight covers were smashed, but the bulbs were intact, and the front bumper was pushed in. There were also “two dents to the bonnet with what appeared to be blood,” Mr Douglas said.He asked Ms Pitt to walk towards him and noticed the smell of intoxicants coming from her. Mr Douglas walked with Ms Pitt holding onto his right arm for support towards the entrance to BAA field, he said.“She was still very disturbed, she was crying,” he said.“I arrested Ms Pitt for driving while impaired,” Mr Douglas added. “I cautioned her and she replied ‘I’m sorry, I was driving my vehicle and I felt it hit something’.”Randolph Smith also concluded his testimony this morning. He confirmed that, in his memory, the area of Woodlands Road and the intersection with Canal Street were well-lit at the time of the accident.“It was light enough to see from a distance,” he said. “It was enough to see somebody standing there.”The trial is set to continue in the Supreme Court on Monday.