Fifty six year old taxi driver George Rhaburn, charged with manslaughter by negligence for the death of 82 year old Carmen Flores, was fined four thousand dollars today after he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of causing death by careless conduct.
Justice Adolph Lucas, who imposed the fine, gave Rhaburn until December 30 to pay, in default 1 year imprisonment. Justice Lucas also ordered Rhaburn to pay ten thousand dollars in compensation to the representative of Carmen Flores estate and he suspended Rhaburn's driver license for 3 months. Rhaburn must pay the compensation by May 20, 2013.
The incident occurred around 6:30P.M on January 30, 2009. Flores, a father of 14 who resided at Mussel Creek in the Butter Cup area was riding a yellow bicycle and who about 1 mile from his house when he was knocked down from behind by a car driven by Rhaburn. Flores received injuries to his body and head and died on the spot.
