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Woman formally charged with reckless driving and injuring pedestrians while impaired

A 51-year old Devonshire woman was indicted in the Supreme Court yesterday on charges stemming from road traffic accident that landed twin brothers in hospital with serious injuries.Tracey Pitt appeared during the monthly arraignment session where she denied causing grievous bodily harm to Rudolph Smith by driving a vehicle whilst impaired by alcohol or drugs.Represented by lawyer Victoria Pearman, Ms Pitt entered not guilty pleas to a total of six offences linked to the accident on January 29, 2012. Two were alternative charges listed on the indictment.She denied an alternative charge of reckless driving, a charge of causing grievous bodily harm while impaired, another alternative charge of reckless driving, driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failing to supply a breath sample.The early morning accident involving a car and two pedestrians occurred on Woodlands Road in Pembroke near the junction with Serpentine Road.Police and first responders arrived on the scene around 2.50am on the Sunday night in question to find both pedestrians seriously injured.Twin brothers Randolph and Rudolph Smith, 35, were rushed to King Edward VII Memorial via ambulance where they were both admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.Rudolph was rushed into emergency surgery soon after his arrival for the injuries he sustained.Ms Pitt was arrested at the scene of the accident on suspicion of impaired driving and detained by police.Ms Pearman indicated that she was reluctant to agree to the tentative trial date set for March 18. She told the court that she has yet to confirm the availability of an expert witness who will testify for the defence.Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves noted that she was scheduled to be in the Supreme Court for a trial the week before and that he will “impose” the scheduled trial date despite her objections.Also appearing for the first time to be arraigned were two foreign nationals employed on board a Bermuda registered ship who denied a charge of serious sexual assault of a female ship mate.The offence was allegedly committed on or around January 12. The name of the ship was not disclosed and no further details were released in court.Both men were represented by lawyer Marc Daniels. A trial date was set by Puisne Judge Carlyle Greaves on April 22, both defendants had their bail extended.Another 20-year old Devonshire man entered not guilty pleas to a charge of burglary and serious sexual assault. The incident was said to have occurred on or around September 1, 2009.The defendant denied that he inflicted undue harm to the victim in the assault and a charge of burglary. He was represented by lawyer Elizabeth Christopher. The case will go to trial on April 15.St George’s resident Detroy Smith, 27, denied two charges involving threatening text messages sent to a former girlfriend.He pled not guilty to threatening to murder Mikaela Pearman in writing on October 24, and using threatening gestures.The court heard that he is alleged to have sent a picture of a hand holding a gun to her cellphone. He has been on remand at Westgate Correctional Facility since January 16.His lawyer Victoria Pearman asked for a mention date next week, the defendant will reappear on March 5 at 11am.And convicted murderer Norris Simpson will know his fate on March 27 when he will be sentenced for the murder of his former landlady Ida James.Simpson was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury on February 1. The victim was stabbed 60 times in her own home on the night of September 1, 2011.The body of the 66-year-old woman was discovered in a pool of blood on the floor of her Berry Hill, Paget home by one of her tenants.Prosecutors claimed that Simpson was angry with the victim because she was chasing him for unpaid rent.The 54-year old manual labourer has a history of previous convictions, including multiple attacks on women and burglaries dating back to 1977. The jury took more than six hours to deliberate the majority guilty verdict.