Damaged car found hidden in container by CANU

Fatal hit-and-run accident

A damaged silver-grey motor car, PYY 2003, believed to be the vehicle involved in a fatal accident on Valentine’s Day along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), was found hidden in a container.
Reports are the car is said to one the one that struck 17-year-old Kwon Trotz, who was walking home at about 23:00h on February 14.
Guyana Times was told that over the weekend, ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were in the process of executing an operation that led to the arrest of two men and seizure of over 60 pounds of cocaine in the Parika Backdam, EBE, when they found the car.
According to Commander of Police, Commander of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Assistant Police Commissioner Simon McBean, ranks of the CANU discovered the hidden vehicle inside of a container at Da Silva Beach, EBE, and immediately notified him of the situation.
He explained that the damages to the vehicle coincide with those from the accident that claimed the life of the pedestrian.
It is believed that the vehicle was in the process of being repaired and was stashed inside the container until the works were completed.
“When investigators match the debris found on the road, it matched that of the car. We have the license plate number and know who the owner is and that he was driving. He was injured, broken finger on his right hand, and had sought medical attention,” the Commander confirmed.
According to Commander McBean, the driver is a 21-year-old man of Parika, EBE. When Police showed up at his residence, he was not there. The policeman subsequently carried out a search but the lad was still not found.
“He is on the run. Quite soon, a wanted bulletin will be issued for him. We also would have interviewed some people who would have assisted him in getting the vehicle to where it was found,” he added.
Trotz, of Lot 12 Farm, EBE, was at the time of his death employed at a car wash bay.
On February 14, he was walking in the eastern direction along the northern side of the EBE Public Road and was a short distance away from his residence when he was struck down.
Reports are the speeding motor car slammed into the teenager and quickly sped away from the scene as the lad’s body lay bleeding on the roadway.
According to Police, persons in the vicinity rushed to the teen’s aid and rushed the 17-year-old to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, West Coast Demerara (WCD), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.