Manuel Ramos Committed to Stand Trial for Fatal RTA

A Ladyville resident, accused of causing the death of a young man in a tragic traffic incident, will face trial for manslaughter by negligence. He is fifty-three-year-old Manuel Ramos. He stands accused of killing twenty-two-year-old Joshua Martinez on March twenty-first 2023. Ramos faced multiple charges, including causing death by careless conduct, driving without due care and attention, driving with an alcohol concentration above the legal limit, and causing injuries to Tyreec Junior Usher. Following the preliminary inquiry, the court committed Ramos to stand trial at the High Court’s June 2024 session. The fatal accident occurred between miles eight and nine on the Phillip Goldson Highway. PC David Griffith was also injured in the incident. After the commitment to stand trial, Ramos had his bail revoked, but he was granted a new bail set at five thousand dollars along with two sureties of two thousand five hundred dollars each, which he was able to fulfill.