The police are currently seeking legal advice on possible charges stemming from the almost one-month-old fatal accident that resulted in the death of 64-year-old cyclist Conrad Alleyne, who was struck by a vehicle driven by a senior police officer along the Boerasirie Bridge, on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) Public Road.
Contacted for an update on the investigation yesterday, Divisional Commander Edmond Cooper told Stabroek News that the police have since wrapped up their investigation and the file has been sent for legal advice.
The accident occurred around 7.20 pm on September 12th, while Alleyne, of 33 Hague, WCD was riding his bicycle over the bridge.
The vehicle which struck him, a Toyota RAV4 bearing licence plate PTT 992, was driven by Deputy Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd, who is the Officer-in-Charge of the No.2 Sub-Division in ‘D’ Division (West Demerara),
The police, in a statement, had said that the preliminary investigation revealed that Todd was travelling east along the northern side of the Boerasirie Bridge when he suddenly felt an impact.
Upon investigating, the officer saw Alleyne lying on the bridge with injuries about his body.
Alleyne was picked up in a semi-conscious condition and rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he received medical attention before he was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. He, however, succumbed on his way, the statement had explained.
During the initial stages of the investigation, Todd was administered a breathalyser test and his breath alcohol content was found to be above the legal limit.
A relatives of Alleyne had told this newspaper that he would always travel using his bicycle, no matter the distance. “That man would be riding from his home to Georgetown, daytime, night time he is always riding,” the relative explained.
