Guyanese on vacation killed in New Jersey accident
Thirty-four-year-old Guyanese swimmer Robert Taylor, who was on vacation in New Jersey, United States of America, died on Monday morning after he was struck down by a car while using a pedestrian crossing.
A statement from Freehold Township Police in New Jersey stated that they responded to a report of the crash at around 07:00h in Freehold town in New Jersey.
Dead: Robert Taylor
According to the report, a 63-year-old woman, who was in the right lane when the crash happened, was not injured. The driver of the vehicle was also uninjured, Police have said.
The incident is now under investigation by authorities within the Freehold Township Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
Taylor, a father of two, had been a member of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association and had been attached to the Silver Shark Aquatic Swim Club. (G9)
