Manslaughter: Imprisonment for a Reckless Driver

In its judgment, the magistrate noted that the testimony of two eyewitnesses to the accident were consistent and their version of events was more credible than the accused. The magistrate took into consideration the report of the pathologist Satish Boolell revealed that the accused had a blood alcohol level of 167mg in the blood. 

The magistrate also said that during his testimony in court, the accused had apologized and confessed that he was under the influence of alcohol. But he maintained that when negotiating the bend Mon Désert, a car whose lights were off, had suddenly appeared before his bus. He tried in vain to avoid the collision. Both vehicles have completed their courses in a cane field. "When I got off the bus, I saw a car on top of my car."