Man crushed to death by car after falling off bike

A motorcyclist was on Friday morning crushed to death by a motorcar after he allegedly fell off his bike on Princes Street, Georgetown.
Dead is 24-year-old Christopher Beckles of Norton Street, Georgetown.
Reports indicate that Beckles was riding his motorcycle eastward along the northern drive lane of Princes Street at a high rate of speed while simultaneously, a motorcar with registration, HD 740 was traveling westward on the southern drive lane.

Eyewitnesses reported that Beckles appeared to lose control of his motorcycle, resulting in a fall onto the roadway directly into the path of the oncoming motorcar. The collision was immediate, with Beckles suffering severe injuries upon impact.
Emergency medical responders pronounced Beckles dead at the scene of the collision.

The driver of the motorcar involved in the incident has been taken into police custody and is cooperating as the investigation into the circumstances of the collision continues.
Beckles was known in the community as the son of the owners of Beck’s Lumber Yard.