The 16-year-old boy charged with manslaughter for allegedly causing a fatal accident in East Legon that resulted in two deaths was reportedly leading a convoy of three SUVs and attempted to showcase the speed of the Jaguar F-Pace Sport, according to the prosecution.
The accused took the car and drove with a friend to A&C Mall, where they met additional friends waiting in two SUVs. The three vehicles formed a convoy, with the accused leading in his mother’s car as they drove through the East Legon area.
When he appeared before the Family and Juvenile Court in Accra on November 1, 2024, he pleaded not guilty to all charges. The court has however, remanded him to a correctional facility and ordered him to surrender his American and Ghanaian passports. He is scheduled to reappear in court on November 7.
On October 12, 2024, the accused’s family held a birthday party for Elyon Amoako at an event centre in East Legon. During the event, the teenager reportedly asked Linda Bonsu Bempah for the keys to his mother’s Jaguar F-Pace Sport, which she handed over. Linda is a personal assistant to Elyon Amoako and during her duties supervising events at the party, had been given the keys to hold on to.
Presenting the facts, Assistant State Attorney Ebenezer Yaw Acquah noted that: “The 16-year-old rammed into the rear of the Acura; the collision was violent and destructive, propelling both vehicles across the street and smashing into the wall of the house opposite the junction, destroying an ECG pole in the process.”
Both vehicles caught fire immediately. While the accused and his passenger managed to escape, the occupants of the Acura were trapped inside. Bystanders attempted to douse the flames with fire extinguishers but were unable to suppress the blaze.
