Secucurity guard Killed by drunken, speeding driver

A pedal cyclist lost his life in an accident with a car, which occurred on Tuesday at approximately 20:40h on the Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
Dead is 61-year-old Joseph Shakoo, a security guard and resident of Tuschen North, EBE. The motorcar involved in the accident is PAC 3849, owned and driven by a 20-year -old resident of Tuschen Housing Scheme, EBE.
According to reports, the motorcar was travelling east along the northern side of the road at high speed when the security guard suddenly emerged from the northern side in attempting to cross the road from north to south.

Reports are that the cyclist allegedly entered the path of the oncoming vehicle, leading to a collision, the impact of which catapulted the cyclist from the front windscreen of the car into the nearby northern trench, where he remained motionless;
while the bicycle was dragged further east on the roadway until the car came to a stop some distance away from the accident scene.
Having sustained severe injuries, including a broken right foot and a wound to the head, the cyclist was picked up by public-spirited citizens and rushed in a vehicle to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His body is at the Ezekiel Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The car and bicycle involved in the accident will undergo examination by a licensing and certifying officer.
A breathalyzer test conducted on the motorcar driver revealed an alcohol level exceeding the legal limit of .049% micrograms of alcohol in his system. He is presently in custody at the Leonora Police Station.
A relative of the late Joseph Shakoo on Wednesday told this newspaper that Shakoo was on his way to work when he was struck down and killed.
“He is a watchman, and is work he was going when he got knock down. It got to be the guy that hit him was going with a real speed, cause what I heard (is) that his foot break badly and his back. Also, his head burst up.”
The relative said Shakoo had no children, and explained that they were unaware of the man’s demise until Wednesday morning, when they came across a post on Facebook of an accident in the area.
“…this morning (Wednesday) his sister call and tell we to go check, cause she hear of some accident. When we go and check, we see it was him… he was a good man”, the relative said. (G9)