A man who admitted causing the death of a young woman in a traffic collision was put behind bars yesterday in advance of his sentencing by the Supreme Court.

Calin Maybury, 29, pleaded guilty in March to causing the death of Troni Aisha Robinson-Burgess, 22, by dangerous driving in connection with a collision on July 29, 2022.

He also admitted a charge of causing grievous bodily harm to a second woman, Jaziah Richardson Webb, in the same collision.

Ms Robinson-Burgess was killed in the crash involving two motorcycles in Southampton, west of Horseshoe Road shortly before midnight.

Ms Webb, who was on the motorcycle with Ms Robinson-Burgess, sustained life-threatening injuries in the collision.

Maybury had also been charged with causing death by driving while impaired, causing grievous bodily harm while impaired and failing to comply with a demand by a police officer — but those charges were ordered to remain on file after he pleaded guilty to the other offences.

The matter returned to the courts yesterday for sentencing. Puisne Judge Alan Richards said that there was a dispute between the Crown and the defence about the speed Maybury had been travelling when the collision took place.

A report by a police expert said that it was estimated that the critical speed for the curve where the collision took place — the maximum speed that a rider could operate the turn without losing control — was 119km/h, and Maybury’s vehicle could reach that speed.

However, Marc Daniels, counsel for Maybury, argued that a rider could lose control of their vehicle and travel into the oncoming lane at significantly lower speeds.

He asked: “Could this have been caused by someone travelling at 65km/h or could it only be caused by someone travelling at a higher speed?”

During the hearing, the court also heard a series of victim impact statements from the families of both victims, as well as Ms Webb herself, which were read out.

Nicole Robinson, the mother of Ms Robinson-Burgess, described her daughter as her miracle child who was seeking to pursue higher education overseas before her death.

“She was such a great support for me during my good and bad days,” Ms Robinson wrote. “She always encouraged me to be a better person and I encouraged her.

“She was my only child and we had the best relationship. There will always be a piece of me missing.”

Ms Robinson said her daughter was involved in dance and regularly took part in Bermuda Day festivities.

“I will never attend her college graduation,” she added. “I will never see her walk down the aisle and celebrate her wedding. I will never have any grandchildren.”

Deborah Bean, Ms Robinson-Burgess’s grandmother, wrote that the night of the fatal collision was the worst night of her life.

“We are a close-knit family and now pieces of us are missing that can never be replaced,” she said.

Ms Webb, meanwhile, told the court that while she survived the collision, she had lost a dear friend and suffered serious physical and emotional wounds.

“My survivor’s guilt has been something that I have struggled with along with others,” she said. “She was here and then, in the blink of an eye, she was gone for ever.

“I was there and there was nothing I could do to stop it.”

Ms Webb said that she suffered a range of injuries in the collision including broken bones, a punctured lung, blood on the heart and swelling of the brain.

Even though years have passed, she wrote that she still suffered from nerve damage.

Mr Justice Richards scheduled the matter to return to the court on April 25.

However, he said a hearing date would be set sooner if practicable.

Although Maybury had been on bail, the judge remanded him into custody pending sentencing, stating that a custodial sentence for the offence was inevitable.

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