A rice farmer of Maria’s Delight, Essequibo Coast was placed before the court and fined after he was involved in a hit-and run accident with a pedestrian on the Essequibo Coast Public Road.
A police release stated that the rice farmer, 46-year-old Allan Baharall of Charity Extension Scheme, on Tuesday around 18.00 hours on New Road Public Road Essequibo Coast, was riding his motorcycle, CL 2933 heading south at a fast rate when he struck a pedestrian, 59-year-old Jeewan Etawroo, a labourer of Lot 38 New Road Public Road Essequibo Coast. At the time of the accident Etwaroo was reportedly standing at the side of the road.