Woman Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A woman who knocked down a pedestrian and failed to stop has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. 

Prosecutors allege that Altanease Rolle, of Pine Cone Close, was the driver in the February 14, 2022 crash that killed Sandy Rolle as he walked to work on John F. Kennedy Drive around 1:40 a.m.

Rolle pleaded guilty when she appeared before Justice Gregory Hilton.

She’s the first person to be charged under the amended Road Traffic Act that implemented a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment for vehicular manslaughter.

Rolle’s lawyer Bjorn Ferguson has requested a social inquiry report to assist the court with determining an appropriate sentence.

Rolle remains on bail and returns to court in June for a sentencing hearing.