Driver in Uitvlugt fatal accident arrested
Dead:  Chapil Dave Kumar
Dead: Chapil Dave Kumar

THE driver who allegedly killed a pedestrian on Thursday night on the Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD) has surrendered to police on Saturday.

Dead is 23-year-old Chapil Dave Kumar of Leonora, WCD. The driver was identified as Jameer Ali, 23, of Tuschen old road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
Police have since impounded a Toyota 192 Motorcar, PKK 7495, the car that was involved in the fatal accident.

Reports indicate that the driver claimed that the pedestrian ran into the path of his vehicle. The vehicle is registered to a resident of Parika, EBE and was found to be tinted and several of its documents expired.

The vehicle that struck the pedestrian

The driver is being processed for court at Leonora on Monday since the post-mortem on Kumar is expected to conclude on the same day.

Police said among the charges likely to be instituted are: causing death by dangerous driving; unlicensed motor vehicle; uninsured motor vehicle; tinted motor vehicle; failure to stop after an accident; and failure to render assistance.

Reports indicate that Kumar was standing on the southern side of the Uitvlugt Public Road waiting to cross to the northern side when a motor car that was proceeding west on the southern carriageway, struck him down and drove away.

The pedestrian was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The body is at Ezekiel’s Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem.

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