Prison official in custody for hit-and-run accident
A senior Prison official is now in hot water after he reportedly failed to render assistance to a young man whom he had allegedly struck down at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice (WCB) on Tuesday afternoon.
The young man, 16-year-old Luke John of Lot 208 Waterloo, Bath Settlement,
Dead: Luke John
WCB later succumbed to his injuries.
Reports are the teenager had visited his sister at Cotton Tree and was standing on the roadway to get public transportation when he was struck down by motor car PMM 3802, driven by Kirt Joseph of Charlestown, Georgetown.
Joseph was attempting to overtake a vehicle and upon realising that another vehicle was coming from the opposite direction, allegedly swerved to avoid a head-on collision and struck the youngster, who was standing on the road shoulder.
Upon impact, the teenager was tossed into the air and landed in a clump of bushes. After some time passed, he was picked up and taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital and was later transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital, where he succumbed.
The driver was subsequently arrested and was assisting with the investigations. An eyewitness told this publication that the driver of the car was speeding and after hitting the young man, he stopped his vehicle some distance away, but failed to take the young man to seek medical attention.
He is expected to be charged with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to render assistance. The young man was the youngest of three siblings. His body is at the New Amsterdam Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
