Regional Division 4 ‘B’ Superintendent Krishna Ramana told Stabroek News that the case file on the death of Chavina Elleanna Persaud and Bagat Singh who died in a crash on the Heroes Highway, has been sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
The driver of the motorcar was arrested after he was discharged from the hospital. The incident occurred at the junction of Heroes Highway and the Diamond Main Access Road, East Bank Demerara in January.
A police press release stated that the incident occurred at approximately 18:10 hrs and involved motorcar PAD 6435, driven by Daniel Gomes, 21. There were five occupants in the vehicle, Britney Hendricks, 23; Elleanna Persaud; Tresha Singh (age unknown); Bhagat Singh; and Emily Persaud, one-year-old, all of Providence Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.
Investigations revealed that the car was proceeding south along Heroes Highway at a fast rate. As the driver approached the junction where the highway meets the Diamond Main Access Road, he failed to make the compulsory right turn and drove headlong into some concrete piles lying at the head of the road.
The Heroes Highway southbound becomes a dead end at the Diamond Main Access Road and vehicles must turn right onto the access road. The police noted that there are reflectors and road markings placed for vehicles to turn west into Diamond Main Access Road.
The impact of the collision caused two deaths, while the driver and the other occupants sustained serious injuries.
