Police pursuing int’l lead in Coldingen fatal accident

Eight months after 25-year-old Adzel Innis, a sand truck driver from Burma Mahaicony (ECD) was struck and killed allegedly by an overseas-based Guyanese at Coldingen Public Road, ECD, police are working on leads both internationally and locally to solve the case.
District Commander Senior Superintendent Khali Pareshram confirmed that the investigation remains active. He noted that the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who returned it with instructions to conduct further investigation.
“Based on advice from the DPP, there are additional points to clear up, both locally and overseas. We will resubmit the file for further advice,” he said. The file is expected to be returned to the DPP as soon as the investigation concludes.

It was reported that the accident occurred on September 22, 2023. Innis at the time had stopped his motor lorry, registered GAC 1443, near Chico Ramas Gas Station.
As he disembarked, he allegedly stepped into the path of a black Toyota Fielder Wagon and collapsed onto the road. The driver fled the scene, and the vehicle’s registration and the driver’s identity initially remained unknown.
Innis was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His sister, Tonica Inniss, last saw him alive a day before the accident. The family learned of the accident when an eyewitness answered Innis’s phone and provided details.
Days later, police found a vehicle believed to be involved in the hit-and-run. Acting on a tip, officers from the Vigilance Police Station discovered motor car PAD 9709 in Victoria, ECD, with significant front-left damage. The vehicle was transported to the Cove and John Police Station for further investigation.

Tamika Wilson, Innis’s mother, received a call about the suspect vehicle’s location. She alerted the police, leading to the car’s discovery and the owner’s detention. During a visit to the police station, Wilson told this publication that she encountered the car’s owner and the alleged driver’s family, learning the driver’s name: Rayon Rodney.
Rodney reportedly came to Guyana for his grandmother’s funeral and borrowed the car from his cousin. The cousin claimed Rodney left the country the night of the accident. The man’s family in Guyana has been cooperating with the police since.