Chief Prison Officer killed, 2 critical in Homestretch Ave crash

The Chief Prison Officer attached to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) was on Monday morning killed while two others are now battling for their life following a two-vehicle collision along Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

Dead is 38-year-old Prince Cox of Nabacalis, East Coast Demerara (ECD), while Leslie Thornhill, 21, and Javon Hector, 27, are injured. The fatal crash occurred at about 08:00h.
Based on reports received, motor car PYY 7942, which was driven by another prison officer, was proceeding west along the southern side of the road while an X-Trail, PWW 4425, driven by a 22-year-old man, was proceeding east along the northern side of the road.
According to Police, the motor car driven by the prison officer, while overtaking a line of vehicles, ended up in the path of the X-Trail and as a result, the driver attempted to pull in the corner to avoid a collision. However, the X-Trail collided with the left side front door and fender of motor car PYY 7942.
This resulted in both drivers as well as the occupants of motor car PYY 7942 receiving injuries.
They were all picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where Cox was pronounced dead on arrival. Meanwhile, both drivers of the vehicles were admitted and are said to be in critical conditions.
Meanwhile, Cox’s wife, Olivia Cox, explained that she received a phone call stating that her husband was involved in an accident but by the time she reached the hospital, she heard that he had died.
She described her husband as a loving man to her and their three children, aged 19, 12 and six.
“The last biggest thing that I can remember is that he insisted that despite all the crazy things that are happening around us, is for us to take the children on a family trip of which we did last week Sunday to the seawalls,” she said, not realising that it would have been the last family outing with him. She also related that she took photos, which she will cherish for a lifetime.
Cox’s body is currently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination (PME) as the investigation continues. (Shemar Alleyne)