A former senator’s lack of care behind the wheel led to the death of a football star, a jury heard on Thursday morning.

Carrington Mahoney, for the Crown, told the Supreme Court that Curtis Richardson, 51, drove without a reasonable level of competency during the 2023 incident that claimed the life of former Pembroke Hamilton Club captain Marco Warren.

Mr Mahoney said: “In a nutshell, we say it was the defendant who, in a manner by his driving, caused the death of Marco Warren.”

Mr Richardson has pleaded not guilty to causing Mr Warren’s death by driving without due care and attention.

In his opening statement, Mr Mahoney said Mr Warren was walking home from Bailey's Bay Cricket Club, Hamilton Parish, in the early hours of May 14, 2023.

As he was walking past Trinity Church Road, the jury heard that a taxi, believed to be driven by Mr Richardson, turned out of the eastbound lane and “drove over” Mr Warren.

Mr Richardson’s driving in this circumstance, according to the Crown, was “more than trivial” in causing Mr Warren’s death.

Mr Mahoney warned the jury that circumstantial evidence would play “a major role” in the case.

However, he added: “Circumstantial evidence is like a jigsaw puzzle — individually they may not mean anything, but together they paint a larger picture.”

Sean Patterson, a senior land surveyor with the Bermuda Government, took the witness box first.

He explained that police asked him near the end of 2023 to survey the area of Bailey’s Bay and a create a map.

During cross-examination, led by Victoria Greening for the defence, he said the map given to police and the jury was a digital redrawing of the area rather than a photograph.

Christopher Sabian, an officer with the police serious crime unit, said he was tasked with collecting CCTV footage from the night of the incident.

He said footage was collected from Bailey's Bay Cricket Club, Blue Hole Hill, Radnor Road Gas Station, Swizzle Inn and a residence on Coney Island Road — all in Hamilton Parish.

More footage was taken from outside of Hamilton Parish, including Golden Dragon restaurant in St George’s, Bermuda Squash Club in Smith’s and 24-Hour Esso Gas Station in Hamilton.

Mr Sabian explained he watched each piece of footage and collected other pieces of security footage to track certain vehicles.

In one instance, he added, he had trouble copying the CCTV footage from Somers Supermart in St George’s and instead took two photographs.

Mr Sabian said he eventually created a CCTV log of the data he collected.

The jury then watched CCTV footage from inside Bailey's Bay Cricket Club, which showed Mr Warren at the bar with others.

Mr Sabian noted that Mr Warren was “stumbling” and fell at one point before going to the balcony.

Under the lighting picked up by the cameras, Mr Reposo noted that Mr Warren wore “all-dark clothing” with “Bermuda” written in white on the front of his sweatshirt.

Mr Warren returned to the inside of the club and left the building at about 2.32am.

Footage from a security camera at the intersection of My Lord’s Bay and North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish showed several vehicles drive past, including a car, a motorcycle and a taxi.

DJ Anthony Hayward said he played music at an event at Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club and saw Mr Warren afterwards shortly before 3am.

He said Mr Warren told him he hoped to get home via taxi, but opted to walk when he was unable to find one, despite an offer from another friend for a ride.

Statements were read in from Juliette Tannock and Renée Wallace.

Ms Tannock said she acted as security during the event and spotted Mr Warren when he attended alone.

She said: “I’ve known Marco my whole life, as his mother was my teacher. We spoke and he gave me a hug.”

She stated she saw Mr Warren leave for home and found him walking later along North Shore Road.

Ms Tannock added she slowed when she was behind him to let a car going the opposite way drive past so that she could drive past him.

Meanwhile, Ms Wallace confirmed in her statement that she saw Mr Warren walking in the westbound lane and “exaggeratedly leaning forward”.

The trial continues.

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