A pedestrian died on Monday night after he was struck down along the Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road.
The deceased remained unidentified up to yesterday.
The driver who struck him, identified by the police as Dharmendra Parmanand, 23, of kitty, Georgetown, remained in custody.
The accident occurred around 8.30pm.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday reported that Parmanand was driving PZZ 9593, which was proceeding east on the northern driving lane at a fast rate of speed, when it is alleged by him that the now deceased pedestrian walked from north to south into the path of his vehicle.
The struck man was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The police noted that a breathalyser test conducted on driver found no trace of alcohol in his breath.