Almost two weeks after he was struck by a motorcar on August 9th while crossing the Mocha to Diamond new access road in the vicinity of Prospect on the East Bank of Demerara, Denzel Smith remains unconscious at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Denzel’s sister, Keisha Smith, yesterday related to Stabroek News that recently her brother was taken off life support at the GPHC but he still remains in an unconscious state. She said that since the accident no relatives of the man who was driving the motorcar that day had visited to see how her brother is doing.
Keisha said she’s hopeful for her brother’s recovery as she was told that because of the severity of the injuries, he will take time to recover. When her brother, a construction worker got into the accident, doctors were treating him for a broken foot, a broken hand and injuries to his throat.
Keisha said that she didn’t know the circumstances of the the accident but received a call on the Wednesday evening about the accident and hurried to his aid. A video seen by Stabroek News shows Denzel walking south on the access road when he quickly walked across the road. As he was about to reach the other side of the road, he started to run and the car struck him.
Jasmine Nestor, the friend and neighbour of Denzel and a security guard who was stationed at the guard hut situated at the corner of the Prospect road told Stabroek News that around 6:13 pm on the Wednesday, Smith was walking in a southern direction on the road away from her, and they both were making jokes as he walked by. Jasmine said she was turning her head from left to right during the jokes when she suddenly heard a loud collision. She told this newspaper that she didn’t actually see what happened but when she looked, Denzel had been struck and was on a culvert.
Regional Commander of Division 4B, Superintendent Mahendra Singh yesterday related to Stabroek News that the driver of the motorcar had been in police custody but was released after 72 hours had passed. He said the police are currently seeking legal advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecution. (Subhana Shiwmangal)
