Driver surrenders, to face 6 charges

Uitvlugt hit-and-run

The driver of the motorcar, which sped off after hitting a 23-year-old pedestrian, who subsequently died on the Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara, has turned himself in to Police and is expected to face a sleuth of traffic-related charges.

According to Police, the 25-year-old suspect of Tuschen Old Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), surrendered on Saturday shortly after authorities found an abandoned Toyota 192 motorcar without registration plates at Vergenoegen, EBE. The vehicle, PKK 7495 which is registered to a resident of Parika, EBE, was found to be tinted and several of its documents expired.
The suspect has since admitted to his involvement in the accident, claiming that the pedestrian ran into the path of his vehicle. He is nevertheless being processed for court at Leonora on Monday since the post-mortem examination on the deceased is expected to conclude earlier the same day.
Among the charges to be instituted are causing death by dangerous driving; unlicensed motor vehicle; uninsured motor vehicle; tinted motor vehicle; failure to stop after an accident, and failure to render assistance.
Reports are at about 22:30h on Thursday, 23-year-old Chapil Dave Kumar of Leonora Village, WCD, was killed while standing on the southern side of Uitvlugt Public Road, waiting to cross the road. The motor car was proceeding West on the southern carriageway when it struck Kumar and drove away.
At the time of the accident, Kumar was with his wife. She did not sustain any injuries.
The young man’s sister, Sariyana, told this newspaper that her brother and his wife had left home to purchase food earlier in the evening. The aggrieved woman related that her brother was severely injured since he was dragged some distance away causing one of his legs to be severed.
The injured young man was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The now dead man is father to a three-year-old and would have celebrated his 24th birthday on Saturday last. Additionally, he and his wife are expecting their second child.