NEWLY appointed Police Traffic Chief Hugh Denhert, in wake of the Sunday night accident  at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, which claimed the lives of two persons, yesterday urged all categories of road users to be cautious and defensive drivers. He said all drivers should be “their brothers’ keepers”and look out for each other to avoid accidents.
He also encouraged them to report, to the police, any infraction on the roadways.   
The Police Superintendent pointed out that persons do not have to state their names when making reports but just call any station and tell the Traffic Department.
He assured that action will follow as it is recognised that the ‘minibus culture’ on the roadways continue to prevail.
Denhert said the police will, undoubtedly, continue their rigid traffic campaigns countrywide and are targeting, as well, vehicles outfitted with mag rims protruding beyond the fenders, noting that those are “illegal and dangerous.”
He said, for this year, so far, there have been nine road accidents resulting in 11 deaths, while for the corresponding period last year, the Traffic Headquarters, at Eve Leary, Georgetown recorded 10 deaths from nine accidents.
Denhert challenged drivers to stay within the designated speed limits.
Meanwhile, talking about the Sunday night fatality at Mon Repos, he said the 17-year-old driver of the ‘Tundra’ remains in custody after a breathalyser test found that his blood alcohol level was over the prescribed limit.
The Traffic Chief said the pick-up was speeding at the time, too, and the man at its wheel lost control, causing it to go directly into the path of the mini-bus.
The head-on collision between the two vehicles occurred about 21:30 hrs, causing the death of the bus driver, Godfrey Daniels, 47 and a passenger, Shondel Yaw, 33.