Four days after a pedal cyclist was struck down and killed at Melanie on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), Police are combing through bits of information to complete their investigations so that the file can be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Dead: Wayne James
In a brief interview with Guyana Times on Friday, Regional Commander Royston Junor Andries confirmed that an autopsy that was conducted on the man’s remains on Friday proved that he died from injuries consistent with a vehicular accident.
However, the pedal cyclist has been identified as 53-year-old Wayne James, a grass cutter of Cinema Road, Melanie, ECD.
According to the police, his daughter visited the Vigilance Police Station, ECD, and confirmed the now dead man’s identity. This was done after she would have visited the funeral home to ascertain if the body was that of her father.
It was reported that the accident occurred on Tuesday and involved a motor car bearing registration number PMM 8751 driven by a 22-year-old resident of Haslington, ECD.
The driver reportedly told the police that on the day in question, at about 18:50h, he was proceeding along the Melanie Public Road when he noticed the pedal cyclist proceeding in the opposite direction.
He further stated that the now dead man “suddenly swerved” in an attempt to get to the other side of the road but ended up in his path.
The young driver related that he applied brake but the front right side of the car collided with the pedal cyclist. As a result, he fell onto the road’s surface and receiving several injuries about his body and head.
According to Police, he was picked up by the driver in an unconscious condition and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
