Road death remand renewed

A 48-year-old man who drove into the back of a car killing its 25 year old driver in Limassol last week, has had his remand renewed for four more days.

The suspect, a taxi driver, slammed into the rear of Stephanos Georgiou’s car, which was stopped at the traffic lights in the Enaerios area at around 3am last Friday.

The 48-year-old is suspected of driving while drunk, without a valid licence and insurance. Authorities have still not determined whether he will be charged with manslaughter.

He had been given a two-month suspended sentence earlier this year for speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Both his professional and personal driver’s licences had been revoked for six months.

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