A Nabaclis man lost his life on Saturday after slamming into a car while riding his motorcycle at Haslington, East Coast Demerara.
He has been identified as 32-year-old Rene Anthony Sheo, a father of one.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 23:00 hrs on Saturday. The police were told by the 62-year-old driver of the car, who hails from Cove and John, that he was proceeding east along the northern side of the road. He claimed that he stopped at an intersection, looked, saw that the way was clear and proceeded to turn south.
At that point, he told the police, he felt an impact on his vehicle’s left side front door and saw a motorcyclist and pillion rider fall onto the roadway. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist and pillion rider, who both sustained injuries to their bodies, were picked up by public-spirited citizens and conveyed to the Georgetown Public Hospital. Sheo was pronounced dead on arrival while the pillion rider was hospitalised.
The police said that neither Sheo nor the pillion rider were wearing safety helmets. In addition, the car driver was breathalysed and no trace of alcohol was found. Investigations are continuing.
When Stabroek News contacted Sheo’s uncle Pierre Perreira, he said that the matter was in the hands of the police and the family would make no pronouncements. He said they would mourn Sheo’s loss.
Asked about his nephew, Perreira described him as a fun-loving, normal young man, who liked people and looked out for his family, friends and others.
“It will hurt because… it’s my nephew. We had a close bond. I always talk to him. It’s like everything we see eye to eye, but we keep that neutrality between us. I would talk to him; he is not that person that would raise his voice to me. We carry a relationship where he did something wrong, I would normally talk to him about certain things. He is a man who loves to party but I told him certain things you have to do with moderation,” the uncle said.
