Three days after it was reported that 27-year-old Shamar Frank Wilson had collided with a dog and died, a man is now in police custody assisting with the investigation after video footage showed that he collided with Wilson.
Regional 4 ‘A’ Commander, Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean confirmed that the man had been arrested and is in police custody assisting with investigations.
The police report had stated that the accident occurred at about 3 last Saturday morning on the Rupert Craig Highway in the vicinity of the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal. According to the report, the incident involved motorcycle, CM 1892, ridden by Wilson of Lot 85 Quamina Street, Georgetown.
The report had said that the motorcycle was proceeding west on the Rupert Craig Highway when a dog ran across the road into the motorcycle’s path. The front centre portion of the motorcycle collided with the dog, and the motorcyclist lost control and fell onto the surface of the road. He was picked up in an unconscious condition by an ambulance and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at about 3.30 am.
Further investigations are ongoing.
