Hit-and-run suspect turns himself in

A FEW hours after turning himself in, hit-and-run suspect Hendrik Esterhuyse (28) was released on bail of N$5 000 following a successful bail application in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Police were searching for Esterhuyse in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed two Keetmanshoop residents on Saturday evening. They were identified as Roberta Petrina Tiboth (19) and Stephanus Jossop (25).The crash happened on the B1 road between Keetmanshoop and Gruenau near the Namibian Defence Force military base.Esterhuyse will return to court on November 26.He is charged with five counts including culpable homicide, negligent or reckless driving, failing to ascertain injuries sustained, failing to render assistance to injured persons and failing to report an accident to the Police.Esterhuyse was already out on bail following an arrest on drunken driving charges, The Namibian was informed.Kallie le Roux represented Esterhuyse, while Deputy Prosecutor General Jackson Kuutondokwa prosecuted.They were identified as Roberta Petrina Tiboth (19) and Stephanus Jossop (25).The crash happened on the B1 road between Keetmanshoop and Gruenau near the Namibian Defence Force military base.Esterhuyse will return to court on November 26.He is charged with five counts including culpable homicide, negligent or reckless driving, failing to ascertain injuries sustained, failing to render assistance to injured persons and failing to report an accident to the Police.Esterhuyse was already out on bail following an arrest on drunken driving charges, The Namibian was informed.Kallie le Roux represented Esterhuyse, while Deputy Prosecutor General Jackson Kuutondokwa prosecuted.