Teens killed in motorbike accident
  by Tosheena Robinson
  Tribune Staff Reporter

(second article below this one)

   Two teenagers died in a motorbike accident Thursday afternoon, pushing the number of traffic fatalities in New Providence this year to 23.
   Cameron Deveaux,16, and O'Dingy Pinder, 18, died instantly when their rental moped, license  number SD235, crashed into a wall on Ferdinand Drive.
    They were reportedly not wearing helmets.
     "We are trying to determine how and why they died. They apparently crashed into a wall. It is believed that a maroon Corsica was involved in the incident and so we are looking at it not just as a traffic accident, but we are looking at it with an open mind trying to make a determination on what may have occurred," said Assistant Superintendent of Police Arnold Josey Friday.
     "That's all we can say now because we don't want to prejudice the thing one way or the other."
      Mr. Josey added that it was "possible that the fellas who were in the Corsica may be charged."
      According to Tribune sources, Cameron and O'Dingy argued with an 18-year-old before the crash.
       The 18-year-old "went to his cousin's house and they (Cameron and O'Dingy) asked him if he was the same person from an incident that happened last week," said a source, who asked to remain anonymous.
       " They started hitting the car with glass bottles and they broke the window, so he (18-year-old driver) just left the scence, instead of getting himself in trouble and they rode up on the side on the scooter…..they turned their backs to throw glass bottles through the front windshield and they lost control and went into the wall," the source said.
         The source said the driver of the car couldn't see where he was going " and he crashed into the same wall"
         According to the source, the driver reported the accident at the nearest police station.
        Said Mr. Josey: "We are going to speak to a whole lot of people. People are being questioned as we speak, trying to determine what actually happened out there and, of course, you have the side of the story, which is the fellas in the car."
       Upon hearing about the death of the two teenagers, who were former Kingsway Academy students, principal Kelcine Hamilton said that it was "shocking and unbelievable."
        "It's very sad and shocking news for our school community, particularly when school is closed. When the kids are here, everyone's together and you can support each other, but with school being closed…" she said.
        Although Cameron left Kingsway to go to school in Canada and O'Dingy moved "down the road" to LW Young, Ms. Hamilton remembers the young men as being "enthusiastic students who were involved with sports."

Two charged in motorbike mishap
By Tosheena Robinson
Tribune Staff Reporter

   Two young men and a minor were charged in Magistrate's Court # 1 Monday with the double death of O'Dingy Pinder, 18 and Cameron Deveaux, 16.
   Roger, 18, and Kyle Smith, 19, both of Coral Lakes were arraigned yesterday with a 16 year old on two counts of manslaughter.
   It is alleged that on Wednesday, August 19, the three teens "being concerned together by means of unlawfully harm, did unlawfully cause the death of O'Dingy Pinder and Cameron Deveaux."
   They were not required to enter a plea and a preliminary inquiry was set for November 17-26. Some 17 witness, including six police officers and three doctors are expected to be called by prosecutor, Sergeant Hector Delva.
    Cameron and O'Dingy died after their rental  moped  license number SD325, crashed into a wall on Ferdinand Drive. They were reportedly no wearing helmets.
    A maroon- colored Corsica, allegedly driven by one of the Smith cousins, was said to be involved in the incident.
    Mr. Delva told the court that although the matter before it was "very serious in nature" he was not opposed to bail, providing some conditions were stipulated by Magistrate Linda Virgil to ensure that the three teens attended their court hearings.
    Defense lawyer, Harris Smith, said he had no "opposition" to setting conditions once the bail was a "Reasonable" amount.
    He added that the teens had no previous offence before the court.
    Mr. Smith noted that the relatives-- parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles -- were present at the court proceedings and that there was "no question" of the young men not attending the court hearings.
    " They are innocent until proven guilty, " he said.
     Magistrate Linda Virgil set bail in the sum of $50,000 each, with two sureties.
    The court stipulated a curfew of 7pm on the minor and told the accused that no -extra curricular activity was allowed "until the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry."
    After inquiring about the location of the nearest police station to Coral Lakes- " more convenient to parents traveling"- Mrs. Virgil told the Smiths to report to the Carmichael Road police station every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening until the inquiry was completed.
    She warned the accused not to have contact with any of the witnesses.
Another defense lawyer for the accused, Michael Kemp, asked Mrs. Virgil to postpone the preliminary inquiry until December as the minor attended a private school and Kyle Smith attended the Bahamas Hotel Training College.
   He noted that the nine days away from school could negatively affect the boys academic performance.
Said Mrs. Virgil: "The court cannot accommodate hearing the matter in December."
  According to Mr. Kemp the information represented in the newspapers " is nowhere close to " the information that will be presented to the court.
   He added that the trial was "upsetting to everyone concerned because of the generations of friendship" involved.
   The three young men were released from police custody on Saturday afternoon without police bail being set.
   They were charged 11am yesterday by police
Said Mr. Kemp: " These were all friends and to some degree acquaintances with each other."