A woman has died after she was struck down in the early hours of yesterday morning along Homestretch Avenue, in Georgetown.
Malesa Lewis, 23, of La Penitence, Georgetown, was struck by Delroy Dominique D’Aguiar, 29, of Charlestown, Georgetown, who police say was reported to have been speeding.
The police, in a press release issued yesterday, stated that D’Aguiar, the driver of a car, PSS 4025, has alleged that Lewis was crossing the road and ended up in his path. He further said that he applied brakes to avoid a collision but failed and hit the woman.
As a result, she fell onto the road surface, causing her to sustain injuries to her body.
A video of the accident seen by this newspaper shows Lewis stumbling across the road before being hit by the car.
Lewis was picked up in an unconscious state by the Emergency Medical Technicians and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
A breathalyser test was conducted on the driver and revealed that he was above the prescribed limit for alcohol. He is in custody.
