THE family of retired Police Officer Fitzroy Hill, who was killed in an accident in October 2019, is calling for justice and a proper investigation, since the driver of the car involved in the accident is yet to be charged.

Hill, 62, on October 11, 2019, was standing in front of the Ocean View Hotel, East Coast Demerara, when he was struck by a motor car which was driven by a police lance corporal.
The injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital in an unconscious state. He died on October 27, 2019.

Hill, who served the police force for 29 years and 7 months before retiring, suffered from broken legs, arms, a fractured skull, broken jaw and ribs along with other serious injuries, due to the accident.

Now, the dead man’s relatives are calling for action from the police to investigate the fatal accident, properly, since the man responsible was still walking freely without being charged for causing death by dangerous driving.

According to the relatives, the motor car driver, who at the time was a lance corporal, was promoted to a full corporal in December, despite being under investigation for the fatal accident.

In a Facebook post, the relatives also claimed that the driver was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed.

Two of his friends had reportedly claimed they were out drinking, in celebration of completing a course, just before the accident occurred.

However, police claimed they did a breathalyser test and the driver was not under the influence of alcohol. The test was done without a witness.

“Our family is begging for justice but we are being pushed around everywhere we turn, while the driver is living it up like nothing happened, spending time with his family and continues to drive around. Fitzroy’s wife, children and grandchildren and siblings are struggling to cope without him” the relatives stressed.

According to the Hill family, not only was their relative killed by a police, but they are also being denied justice by the police.

Hill’s niece, Ryanna Lewis, spoke to the Guyana Chronicle via telephone. The woman explained that her uncle, on the day of the accident, was standing on the side of the road when he was hit by the speeding motor car.

She explained that, according to an eyewitness, the motor car driver swerved from a pothole and drove into the path of Hill who was standing at the side of the road.
The family was reportedly told by the police that the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution, a statement which the family claims is not true.