A fire officer is now in police custody after she struck a motorcycle yesterday along the Cumberland Public Road leaving a two-year-old dead and several others injured. Dead is Jasmine Ross, 2, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam.
The accident involved a firewoman, 28, stationed at the New Amsterdam Fire Station who was driving motor car PGG 278 with occupants Shaniya McLeod, 8, Shavine Laundry, 11, Shaveh Laundry, 10 and Javeer Blair, 5.
The driver reportedly struck motorcycle MR-1 which was being ridden by Marley Ross, 29, with the now deceased 2-year-old as the pillion rider.
The accident happened along the Cumberland, East Canje Public Road just around 3.30 pm yesterday.
According to information gathered, the firewoman who was intoxicated and speeding lost control of her motor vehicle while attempting to overtake another vehicle and slammed into the oncoming motorcycle.
As a result of the impact the motorcyclist and the pillion rider were both flung into the air and fell on the eastern grass parapet. They both suffered injuries about their bodies.
The firewoman’s car then skidded further and ended up on the parapet. It then hit a bridge and then a fence.
All of the injured were picked up and rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where Jasmine Ross was pronounced dead on arrival.
As of last evening, Marley Ross, Javeer Blair and Shavine Laundry had been transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, while the other occupants of the vehicle were being treated at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
The female driver was arrested and according to a police source a breathalyzer test revealed that her blood alcohol level was .45 micrograms.
