A Good Hope, Essequibo Coast mother of two died after the car she was a passenger in crashed into a parked vehicle at Hibernia, Essequibo Coast on Saturday.
The deceased is twenty-seven-year-old Symone Williams also known as ‘Mona’ of Lot 9 Good Hope, Essequibo Coast.
It is alleged that the accident was as a result of the woman holding on to the steering wheel during an argument with a police constable who was the driver of the car.
The driver of the car has been identified as twenty-three-year-old Terry Samuels. He is currently in police custody at the Anna Regina Police Station.
According to the police commander of Region Two, Superintendent Crystal Robinson, the driver of the car PMM 5509 reported that he and Symone were in a heated argument when she held onto the steering wheel which resulted in the car crashing into a parked car, PPP 4196 in Hibernia at 1.20 pm on Saturday.
Following the accident, Symone was rushed to the Suddie Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Her body is currently at the hospital’s morgue awaiting an autopsy report.
Sister-in-law of the deceased, Leah Williams said that the driver of the car called the family around five minutes after the accident informing them of the woman’s death. The woman said they were surprised to see on the news via Facebook that the driver claimed to be Symone’s boyfriend as she has a husband and children.
“She was a nice person, very helpful; if you ask her to do something, she will stop and help you”, Leah said of her deceased sister-in-law.
Police investigations are ongoing.
