Court clears Dr DeShong on two traffic charges 

By Admin. Updated 4:43 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

Consultant Urologist and Urologic Surgeon Dr Rohan DeShong has been found not guilty of dangerous driving and of failing to remain stationary when asked to do so by a police officer.

Magistrate John Alvin Ballah delivered the verdict at the Calliaqua Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 October 2026, ruling that the evidence was not enough to support either charge.

The case stemmed from an incident on the Frenches Public Road on 30 April this year. Police had alleged that Dr DeShong, the driver of vehicle PD-178, drove in a manner dangerous to the public. He was also accused of failing to remain stationary for as long as was reasonably necessary when asked to by a police officer in uniform.

In June, it was reported that the doctor was under investigation over an allegation that he had struck Corporal Kenveil Huggins with his vehicle. His lawyer, Jomo Thomas, told One News SVG on October 30, that this allegation was the basis of the dangerous driving charge, and that the police case is now closed.

The prosecution called four police witnesses. According to Thomas, two civilians who saw the encounter had given statements to police but were not called by the prosecution. The magistrate called them to give evidence.

Thomas said the two witnesses told the court that Dr DeShong was calm throughout, and that at one point he stepped out of his vehicle and pleaded with the officer to let him go and attend to an emergency. They said he offered his vehicle registration and his mobile number, and told the officer to issue him a ticket but allow him to leave.

The witnesses also testified, Thomas said, that as Dr DeShong got back into his vehicle and moved off, the officer deliberately made contact with it.

The defence argued that there was insufficient evidence to support the charges. In its closing submission, Thomas said, the prosecution all but conceded that the dangerous driving charge had not been made out.

On the charge of failing to remain stationary, the prosecutor told the court that traffic offences are strict liability offences. The defence pointed to the wording of the regulation, which requires a driver to remain stationary only for as long as is reasonably necessary. The magistrate agreed that the detention was unreasonable.

Dr DeShong had earlier pleaded guilty to a third charge, failing to comply with a “No Entry” road sign. Thomas said that plea was entered before the doctor had the benefit of legal advice. The plea stands, and he was fined EC$120.

Thomas said Dr DeShong is expected to instruct him on filing a defamation suit against Corporal Huggins.

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