A man, who caused the death of a 15-year-old boy in May 2023, was charged by police on Tuesday August 22nd.

Police formally laid two (2) charges against Morgan Wyatt of The Alley, Sandy Point, St. Kitts. Wyatt was charged with causing the death of another person, namely (15) year-old Lashley Weekes of Saddlers, by driving a motor vehicle. He was also charged for operating a vehicle without a policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third-party risk.

A vehicular accident occurred in Halfway Tree on Friday May 19th, that resulted in the death of Lashley Weekes.

Motor truck PA-2893, owned and driven by Morgan Wyatt ran off the island’s main road and collided with a house owned by Desmond Morton, located on the seaside of the road. Wyatt was travelling in the direction of Sandy Point with three passengers, including Lashley Weekes. Mr. Wyatt overtook two (2) parked vehicles and rapidly swerved back to the seaside lane to avoid oncoming traffic.

This resulted in his truck veering off the road and colliding with Mr. Morton’s house. Two of the passengers that were in the truck’s bed, fell off upon impact. Mr. Weekes was the passenger inside the truck. Regrettably, he was pronounced dead at the scene. To date, SKN has five (5) road fatalities for 2023.