Police are investigating an alleged fatal accident which occurred on Monday, October 26, 2020 at Sheriff and Dadanawa Streets, Campbellville, taking the life of a motorcyclist who was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
According to reports received, the accident took place at around 05:15 hours and involved a motor car driven by a 43-year-old man from Mocha, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and motor-cycle [#CF9989] driven by Deon Martin Monize, a 68-year-old man from East La Penitence, Georgetown.
Inquiries disclosed that the motor-car was proceeding North along the Western lane on Sheriff Street, while motor cycle # CF 9989 was proceeding south along the Eastern lane on the said street. As both vehicles approached Dadanawa street, the motor car then turned East and collided with the motorcyclist.
As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist was flung into the Eastern gutter on Sheriff Street. He was then picked up in an unconscious condition by the said driver and some public-spirited citizen and placed into the said motor car and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital. He was seen and examined by a doctor on duty who pronounced him dead. The body was then taken to the Memorial Gardens Mortuary awaiting Post Mortem Examination.
The driver of the Moto-car is presently in police custody assisting with the investigation.
