A West Berbice labourer died on Sunday evening after colliding with a utility pole.
The dead man has been identified as Lenard Jameer 33, of Tempe Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB). Police in a release said that based on the information
Dead: Lenard Jameer
gathered, Jameer was proceeding west along the public road, on an unregistered Jialing motorcycle, when he lost control and allegedly slammed into the concrete base of a light pole.
The man was rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital in an unconscious state, however, he was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to his mother, Joycelyn Jameer, her son left their Lot 303 Tempe Village home and was imbibing at Teamo Entertainment Park at Onverwagt, before leaving for Washington Village, where his ex-wife and two children live.
She said during the afternoon, the father of two left home on his motorbike, but he did not say where he was heading. The grieving mother further explained that about 01:00h on Monday morning, she received information that his body was in the mortuary.
After the collision, Jameer was rendered unconscious and a Police patrol found the injured man and took him to the hospital. Reports are that the now dead man left the bar and rode past his village to visit his seven-year-old daughter. It is believed Jameer died before he was discovered.
Jameer shared the Tempe home with his mother and a sister. He leaves to mourn his mother, two sisters and three brothers, along with two children.
