Denzel Smith, who was fighting for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital for over two weeks after he was struck by a motorcar on August 9 while crossing the Mocha to Diamond new access road, succumbed on Saturday night.
His sister, Keisha Smith, yesterday told Stabroek News that her brother regained consciousness after being taken off of life support. However, he had to be placed on life support for a second time due to the severity of his injuries and died on Saturday around 6:45 am. “The doctors tried their best to save his life but sadly he succumbed.”
She said that since the accident, the man who was driving the car that day had not visited to see how her brother was doing.
Keisha had said she was hopeful for her brother’s recovery. When her brother, a construction worker was struck down, doctors were treating him for a broken foot, a fractured hand and injuries to his throat.
The sister said that she didn’t know the circumstances of the accident but received a call on 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 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, had related to Stabroek News that the driver of the motorcar had been in police custody but was released after 72 hours had passed. He had said the police are currently seeking legal advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
