By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Staff Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A WOMAN and a man were granted a bail variation on separate vehicular manslaughter charges yesterday, as their cases were officially transferred to the Supreme Court for trial.

Giamara Burnside, 35, and Michael Plakaris, 45, were served Voluntary Bills of Indictment (VBI) before Assistant Chief Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans.

Burnside is accused of causing the death of 66-year-old Anthony Adderley by dangerous driving while operating a vehicle east along East Bay Street on May 6, 2024. Adderley, who was jogging near Montagu Beach, was struck by Burnside’s SUV.

Meanwhile, Plakaris is accused of a fatal hit-and-run involving 61-year-old Falcom Knowles, whom he allegedly hit while driving north on Sir Milo Butler Highway in a maroon 2013 Lincoln MK2 on April 8, 2024.

After signing their VBIs, officially transferring their cases to the Supreme Court, both defendants were informed they will next appear before Senior Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson on May 2.

Additionally, the court modified their bail conditions, requiring them to sign in at their local police station every Sunday by 7pm starting in April.

Ian Cargill represented both defendants.