Man killed in hit-and-run accident

At Meten-Meer-Zorg

…driver arrested

The lifeless body of 61-year-old Mohamed Yussuff Ashraff of Lot 155 Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) was on Wednesday morning discovered lying in a ditch in front of a popular pharmacy in the village.
Based on information received, the discovery was made at around 06:30h and the Police were summoned to the area. Upon inspecting the deceased, the body sustained injuries consistent with that of a vehicular accident.
However, Police ranks later collected CCTV footage from a nearby building and were able to track down the vehicle that was involved in the accident.
Based on information, the Police have since arrested a 26-year-old resident of Seafield, Leonora, WCD, who told investigators that at about 04:00h this morning, he was proceeding along the Meten-Meer-Zorg Public Road when he partially veered off the roadway, hitting an object in the process.
He admitted that he failed to stop but was not aware that it was a man he had struck down.
The driver remains in custody and is assisting with the investigation. No trace of alcohol was found in his blood after a breathalyser test was administered.
Ashraff’s body was taken to the Ezekiel Funeral Home at Best Village, where it awaits a post-mortem examination. The driver remains in custody and is assisting with the investigation. As recent as Sunday, 19-year-old Trishan Sahai, also called “Star” of Number 57 Village, Corentyne, was killed in a hit-and-run accident.
It was reported that the labourer and his 28-year-old friend, Mooneshwar Jairam, also called “Bodo”, were crossing the roadway when they were stuck by an unknown vehicle.
The now dead teenager was flung several feet from the point of impact while his friend landed on top of a parked motor car, breaking the windshield and rear view mirror in the process.
Following the accident, the speeding car fled the scene. Both men were taken to the Skeldon Hospital where Sahai was pronounced dead, while Jairam was transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital where his condition remains serious.