A Meadow Brook teenager died on Tuesday afternoon in a collision in Campbellville.
Elijah Bollers, 18, of 175 Meadow Brook Gardens, was riding his motorcycle when he collided with a hire car, HC 1527, on Delph and John streets.
Traffic Officer for Region 4 (b) Marlon Fraser explained to this newspaper that the young motorcyclist was proceeding the wrong way up a one-way street while the car in question was proceeding along Delph Street, where he ignored a stop sign and collided with Bollers at the junction.
The driver of the car remained in custody up to yesterday.
As a result of the death of the young man, a father will now be spending Fathers’ Day without his youngest son.
Vernon Bollers told this newspaper that he did not want to allow his son to ride motorcycles, however he was persistent. “He wanted a bike long and I tell he if he buy a bike I gon put he out… and I put he out… but after a while he come back,” he mentioned.
The father recalled that he sold two of his son’s motorcycles so that he would not be exposed to the dangers they posed. “I sell the first bike, I sell the second bike and he still went and buy a third bike,” he said, while noting his son’s defiance.
He mentioned that the accident took place just around 1.30 pm.
He highlighted that he understands that his son was at fault but noted that the driver should still be held accountable in some way for the loss of his son. “I blaming my son and the [driver], because a driver should be considerate of another driver… and the motorbike so loud so he had to hear my son [coming],” he noted.
The father, who eventually broke down in tears while speaking to this newspaper, also noted that someone stole his son’s money while he was lying on the road after the accident. “Somebody carry way $270,000 from [his] pocket”, he noted.
According to the dead man’s father, a post-mortem examination revealed that the teenager broke his neck, spine and punctured his heart as a result of the accident.
Vernon Bollers explained that his son, who last attended South Ruimveldt Secondary School before getting a job as a construction worker, was a well known and loved young man. “My son… [was] peaceful and real loving…everybody in this neighbourhood like he,” he said.
He went on to say that his son was extremely ambitious, and was preparing to begin training for the Guyana Defence Force. “Deh call he sometime last week and told him to pack he bags…he bags already in deh pack,” he cried.
The father, who raised his children including Elijah by himself, explained that the entire family is extremely devastated because of the loss and is asking for assistance to be able to properly bury the youth. “If there’s anybody that is willing to put any assistance along the way [I would be] happy,” he pleaded.
Persons interested in helping the family can contact Vershon Bollers on 666-3361 or his sister, Andrea Bollers, on 690-8080. (Shaquawn Gill)
