Placencia woman arrested for “Shakey” death

A Placencia woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit and run in that village. Thirty-eight year old Sharon Knight has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, driving without due care and attention, failure to stop and render aid and failure to report an accident. The charges stem from an accident which occurred last Wednesday in Placencia. Police say shortly before midnight a small white pick-up, believed to have been driven by Knight, knocked down sixty-eight year old Richard Gilbert Leslie, better known as “Shakey”. “Shakey” was later found near the village water tower, suffering from serious head and body injuries. He was transported to the local health clinic, but died while undergoing treatment.