The driver who was involved in an accident more than one week ago and which claimed the life of boat builder Clement Skeete has been released on $150,000 station bail as the investigation continues.
Traffic Chief Deon Moore, when contacted for a comment yesterday, told Stabroek News that the driver who is a member of the Guyana Fire Service was released on station bail after his 72-hour detention period expired. However, he is still assisting the police with the investigation.
Sixty-year-old Skeete of Lot 111 Bagotsville, West Bank Demerara was struck down and killed by a motorcar on the evening of October 14 while he was crossing the Bagotsville Public Road, in the vicinity of his home. The accident was witnessed by his 10-year-old son who was awaiting his arrival home since it was customary for them to purchase ice cream together every Friday afternoon. The child had related that his father was halfway across the road when the speeding car appeared from nowhere and hit him off his bicycle. The driver stopped a short distance away after realizing he had hit someone.
Skeete sustained massive head injuries and a fractured neck. He was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital before being transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where he died while receiving medical attention.
The police in a press release had said that a breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver but no trace of alcohol was recorded.
