9-year-old killed by teen driver: “He died because of somebody else’s negligence” – family calls for justice

The family of nine-year-old Daniel Heywood of Bare Root, Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who was struck down and killed on Sunday in Dazzel Scheme, ECD, is calling for justice.
The child was reportedly struck down by a motor car, that was driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old driver after he reportedly stole his father’s car. They claimed that prior to the fatal accident, the teenager was seen driving the car on a regular basis.

The relatives of the dead lad added that the teen’s family now saying that he had driven the car unknowingly to his father, is a cover-up. In addition, they related that he is known for driving in a reckless manner.
“We heard that the teen’s mother sent him to buy something when he knocked down Daniel. But now they want to turn things around to say he stole the car key. He always drives his father’s car and drives wild, wild on the road and everybody knows that. You know how much time people complain about how wild he driving on the road?”, a relative said.
The relative further expressed their hope for justice to prevail despite the false narrative presented by the teenager’s family.
“We just want just for Daniel because he died because of somebody else’s negligence. He was not wrong. He robbed his mother of her son; he robbed us of our little cousin and that is not fair at all.”
Meanwhile, Police sources have confirmed that the case remains under investigation. This, the relatives added, is slothfulness on the part of the investigators.
The incident occurred on Sunday last at about 10:00h when the lad and his siblings were heading to church. Police had reported that Haywood stopped to tie his shoelace when he was struck by the speeding car. As a result of the impact, he was flung into a nearby trench.
He was subsequently pulled from the trench by villagers and rushed to the Dr CC Nicholson Hospital, Nabaclis, ECD, where he was pronounced dead.
The teenage driver was arrested but his relatives are holding out that he had taken his father’s car keys without permission and it was while traversing the roadway, that he lost control of the vehicle, thus resulting in the accident.