A 61-year-old livestock farmer died last Monday evening, hours after he was struck down by a car driven by a police constable.
Colin Crawford, of Lot 111 Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, suffered injuries about his body in the accident, which occurred around 5.15 pm as he was attempting the cross the McDoom, East Bank Demerara Public Road.
Crawford was picked up by the driver in a semi-conscious condition and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital. He died around 8.30 pm.
An autopsy performed on Wednesday showed that he died as a result of multiple injuries.
A police source told Sunday Stabroek that the driver was placed under close arrest after the accident but was subsequently released after three days without charge.
The police said that the accident occurred on the eastern lane of the western carriageway of the public road.
The driver alleged that he was proceeding along the eastern side of the western carriageway of the road and as he was in the vicinity of Stoby’s Jewellery establishment, he noticed Crawford, who was standing on the western side of the eastern carriageway close to the median. The driver added that as he was about to pass Crawford, the now dead man suddenly jumped over the median and attempted to cross the road. Upon noticing the man, the driver told that the police that he applied brakes in an effort to avoid a collision but due to the short distance he made contact. As a result of the impact, Crawford was thrown onto the car’s windscreen and then landed on the roadway.
