The police say that legal advice is still being sought from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to Marshall Allicock whose vehicle collided with another vehicle along the La Bonne Intention Railway Embankment, ECD on September 29, resulting in the death of Salima Heeralal.
This was confirmed by the Regional Commander, Senior Superintendent Ewart Wray. Acting Communication Officer of the Guyana Police Force Corporate Communica-tion Units, Stan Gouveia on October 27th told the Stabroek News that Allicock was discharged from a city hospital and placed into custody after which he was placed on cash bail. The file he had said at that time was sent to DPP for legal advice in the matter.
The police have assured the family of Salima, who succumbed to her injuries on September 30th in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital, that an impartial probe will be done. Senior members of the police force visited the family on Oct 4.
Reports are that the accident involved a car, PAE 672, driven by Allicock, a 21-year-old from Earl’s Court, LBI; and another car, PAH 5148, owned by Trans Guyana Airways and driven by Prakash Heeralal, a 58-year-old from East Coast Demerara (ECD), with Heeralal as a passenger.
Inquiries revealed that PAH 5148 was proceeding west along the La Bonne Intention Railway Embankment, whilst PAE 672 was proceeding south out of the LBI access road. Allicock allegedly failed to stop when approaching the intersection and collided with PAH 5148, causing it to crash into a bridge.
The driver and passenger of PAH 5148 were taken out of the vehicle by public-spirited citizens and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where they were admitted.
Allicock was taken to a private city hospital by a family member and was hospitalized for some time before he was discharged. Prakash was later discharged from the hospital.
