A member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) lost her life early yesterday morning when she was struck down by a car on Sheriff Street.
Dead is Lashana Moore, 22, of lot 917 Providence New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD). She was a corporal attached to the GDF Camp Ayanganna base for the past four years and mother of a seven-month-old child.
According to reports reaching Stabroek News, the incident occurred around 5 am yesterday in the vicinity of Sheriff Taxi Service while Moore was making her way across Sheriff Street just after exiting a vehicle.
Acting Traffic Chief Budnarine Persaud confirmed that the driver of the car, PMM 1278, who fled the scene after the accident was apprehended, less than three hours after his vehicle was found abandoned at Freeman Street, East La Penitence.
There are also unconfirmed reports that after she was struck down and was left lying on the road, Moore was run over by two other vehicles.
The driver remained in custody up to late yesterday afternoon and is expected to be charged soon.
When this newspaper visited the dead woman’s home yesterday, both of her parents broke down while being comforted by family members and friends.
On her Facebook page numerous condolence messages were posted as the news of her death spread. Some read: “R.I.P my friend can’t believe you gone!”, “RIP dear Lashana Moore u surely will be miss ……I’m still in shock….” and “OMG why as soon as I go on social media I gotta see the death of one of my friends? I can’t comprehend this news at all. Lashana Moore God knows best. RIP my friend.”
Her mother, Denise Moore said she last heard from Lashana on Friday morning when she called as customary. According to the woman, her daughter would go home every weekend and during the telephone conversation she told her to prepare her small sister since she would be taking her out for a walk tomorrow (Saturday).
However, unfortunately Moore never made it home. Her grieving mother recalled receiving a telephone call from her other daughter around 6 am yesterday informing her of the tragic incident.
She said she immediately rushed to the scene where she saw her daughter’s lifeless body lying in a pool of blood. There was a gaping wound to the head.
Denise Moore said while she was unable to say where her daughter was heading at the time of her demise, she speculated that she might have been going to pick up her child from her great grandmother who resides in Grove, EBD.
Efforts to contact GDF for a comment proved futile.
Moore leaves to mourn her parents, child and three siblings. She was described as a very quiet and hardworking individual.
