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THE police yesterday began to broaden their investigations into the fatal accident which occurred on the Mon Repos Public Road on Sunday Night. This is after one of many photos which were taken at the scene on Sunday began circulating and showing that the person who actually appeared in court on Monday and again on Wednesday was not the person who was actually driving the Tundra. Yesterday a senior police source was questioning the rational of the new arguments stating that the teen had been charged since Monday and it was strange that only yesterday persons began saying something was wrong.
In addition, another senior rank who spoke with this publication stated that the police had charged the teen; that they had the evidence, and were very confident that they did charge the right person.
But the two senior police sources appeared to have missed a very important point that was brought to their attention.
On Monday, the teen appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrate Court but information prior to his appearance was not known to many, including the media. It was only after he appeared before the court and was placed on bail for driving under the influence that the information was filtered out to the Public Relations Department of the Force.
Following that release, news agencies followed the development and used video footage and still photos taken on the night of the accident, since they were not present at the court and as such had no photo of the man who appeared in court.
On Monday and Tuesday there was an outrage as to why the teen was placed on $7,500 bail when two persons were killed in the accident. However, there was no fuss and debate about the person who was charged and was on bail, because everyone including those who were present at the scene of the accident on Sunday night, thought that it was the very boy whom they saw exiting the driver’s seat.
But things changed on Wednesday night and into yesterday, as the 17- year- old appeared again in court and the media turned out in their numbers. The presence of the media at the court on Wednesday afforded the opportunity for the photo of the 17-year-old to be taken, something that was not possible on Monday.
It was the circulation of that photo that made members of the public and those who witnessed the accident and even pulled persons from the wreck aware that the person who was charged on Monday and again appeared in court on Wednesday was not the same person they saw sitting in the driver’s seat of the Tundra on Sunday night with a laceration to the forehead.
On Wednesday, the teen that appeared in court only had a slight bruise at the back of the neck and not the laceration to the forehead as was evident on the night of the accident.
A source at the Georgetown Public Hospital confirmed that the 17-year-old who appeared in court on Monday and Wednesday was the very person who accompanied the police to the hospital on Monday where he was allowed to take a look at the victims, both admitted and the two which lay in morgue.
Yesterday morning, the Traffic Department ranks of C Division revisited the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they spoke with those passengers of the bus who are still warded there. It was reported to this newspaper that the police had also made efforts to question again the occupants of the Tundra.
A senior police source told the Guyana Chronicle that on the night of the accident, the parents of the young man who claimed to be the driver could not be contacted. Based on the information provided to the police. It was until the following day that they came to the police station.
There are suggestions that the 17-year-old who it is widely believed took the flack for the other teen, who appeared much younger, may have done so with one thing in mind. A police source indicated that the teen made the move because he knew that he was the holder of a driver’s licence. However, the licence he held did not cover the class of vehicle which he was “allegedly” driving.
Yesterday, the Guyana Chronicle revisited the accident scene and spoke with several persons who rushed to the assistance of the victims seconds after the accident. Of the persons who spoke with this publication, the one who seem to have all the information that will likely solve this puzzle is a man who took the first set of photos on the night and who immediately put them on the social networks and even shared some with some members of the media.
The man who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Chronicle that he was not far away when he heard the loud bang, and rushed to the scene. He said that as soon as he arrived on the scene, he began taking photographs continuously, thus snapping the “definitive” photo which has now surfaced causing the police to dig deeper into their probe.
The photos he took showed the 17-year-old wearing a white T-Shirt on the night of the accident, while the other young man who was actually in the driver’s seat was wearing a burgundy jersey. He added that when he arrived at the scene, the boy with the burgundy top was still in the driver’s seat of the Tundra, while the 17-year-old in the white and who later appeared in court, was seated in the back seat of the four door vehicle.
According to the man teen in the white top who appeared intoxicated and much older than the other boy, was overheard instructing the boy who exited the driver’s seat to “beat out”. In an interview with the man yesterday, he said that before all of this, the teen in the white top exited the back seat of the vehicle and helped the other boy out of the front seat
The source said that before the visibly younger teen could have removed from the scene the police arrived at the location. They asked who was the driver, and the 17- year- old immediately announced that he was.
It was at that point that the residents protested and pointed out the other boy to the police, according to the source. He said that the police ordered the two teens to stand at a location while they, the police, tried to ensure that the buildup of traffic was brought under control.
But the residents who spoke with newspaper yesterday as well as the reliable source stated that what may have happened that caused the wrong person to appear in court is simple.
They are contending that it could have been a case where the police to whom the ‘real” driver was pointed out was not the same person who accompanied the occupants of the Tundra to the police station. It is the view of the residents that it may have been that period that the 17-year-old used to continue to portray himself as the driver, when in fact he was not.
Yesterday Police Commissioner Leroy Brummell was asked about his knowledge of the new development in the case. He said he knew nothing about a second person being involved, and he will be looking into it.
Yesterday too, a senior police officer said that the police will be investigating the claims very thoroughly and called on all those who saw the other teen in the driver’s seat and the persons who took the photos which are now emerging to come forward and give evidence and statements to the police.
The officer said that if indeed it is investigated and found that there was a switch, then the 17-year-old teen could face additional charges.
Yesterday this newspaper got the name of the teen in the burgundy T-Shirt as Keron Raisawan. The police yesterday were trying to ascertain if the teen was still in the country.
In addition, another senior rank who spoke with this publication stated that the police had charged the teen; that they had the evidence, and were very confident that they did charge the right person.
But the two senior police sources appeared to have missed a very important point that was brought to their attention.
On Monday, the teen appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrate Court but information prior to his appearance was not known to many, including the media. It was only after he appeared before the court and was placed on bail for driving under the influence that the information was filtered out to the Public Relations Department of the Force.
Following that release, news agencies followed the development and used video footage and still photos taken on the night of the accident, since they were not present at the court and as such had no photo of the man who appeared in court.
On Monday and Tuesday there was an outrage as to why the teen was placed on $7,500 bail when two persons were killed in the accident. However, there was no fuss and debate about the person who was charged and was on bail, because everyone including those who were present at the scene of the accident on Sunday night, thought that it was the very boy whom they saw exiting the driver’s seat.
But things changed on Wednesday night and into yesterday, as the 17- year- old appeared again in court and the media turned out in their numbers. The presence of the media at the court on Wednesday afforded the opportunity for the photo of the 17-year-old to be taken, something that was not possible on Monday.
It was the circulation of that photo that made members of the public and those who witnessed the accident and even pulled persons from the wreck aware that the person who was charged on Monday and again appeared in court on Wednesday was not the same person they saw sitting in the driver’s seat of the Tundra on Sunday night with a laceration to the forehead.
On Wednesday, the teen that appeared in court only had a slight bruise at the back of the neck and not the laceration to the forehead as was evident on the night of the accident.
A source at the Georgetown Public Hospital confirmed that the 17-year-old who appeared in court on Monday and Wednesday was the very person who accompanied the police to the hospital on Monday where he was allowed to take a look at the victims, both admitted and the two which lay in morgue.
Yesterday morning, the Traffic Department ranks of C Division revisited the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they spoke with those passengers of the bus who are still warded there. It was reported to this newspaper that the police had also made efforts to question again the occupants of the Tundra.
A senior police source told the Guyana Chronicle that on the night of the accident, the parents of the young man who claimed to be the driver could not be contacted. Based on the information provided to the police. It was until the following day that they came to the police station.
There are suggestions that the 17-year-old who it is widely believed took the flack for the other teen, who appeared much younger, may have done so with one thing in mind. A police source indicated that the teen made the move because he knew that he was the holder of a driver’s licence. However, the licence he held did not cover the class of vehicle which he was “allegedly” driving.
Yesterday, the Guyana Chronicle revisited the accident scene and spoke with several persons who rushed to the assistance of the victims seconds after the accident. Of the persons who spoke with this publication, the one who seem to have all the information that will likely solve this puzzle is a man who took the first set of photos on the night and who immediately put them on the social networks and even shared some with some members of the media.
The man who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Chronicle that he was not far away when he heard the loud bang, and rushed to the scene. He said that as soon as he arrived on the scene, he began taking photographs continuously, thus snapping the “definitive” photo which has now surfaced causing the police to dig deeper into their probe.
The photos he took showed the 17-year-old wearing a white T-Shirt on the night of the accident, while the other young man who was actually in the driver’s seat was wearing a burgundy jersey. He added that when he arrived at the scene, the boy with the burgundy top was still in the driver’s seat of the Tundra, while the 17-year-old in the white and who later appeared in court, was seated in the back seat of the four door vehicle.
According to the man teen in the white top who appeared intoxicated and much older than the other boy, was overheard instructing the boy who exited the driver’s seat to “beat out”. In an interview with the man yesterday, he said that before all of this, the teen in the white top exited the back seat of the vehicle and helped the other boy out of the front seat
The source said that before the visibly younger teen could have removed from the scene the police arrived at the location. They asked who was the driver, and the 17- year- old immediately announced that he was.
It was at that point that the residents protested and pointed out the other boy to the police, according to the source. He said that the police ordered the two teens to stand at a location while they, the police, tried to ensure that the buildup of traffic was brought under control.
But the residents who spoke with newspaper yesterday as well as the reliable source stated that what may have happened that caused the wrong person to appear in court is simple.
They are contending that it could have been a case where the police to whom the ‘real” driver was pointed out was not the same person who accompanied the occupants of the Tundra to the police station. It is the view of the residents that it may have been that period that the 17-year-old used to continue to portray himself as the driver, when in fact he was not.
Yesterday Police Commissioner Leroy Brummell was asked about his knowledge of the new development in the case. He said he knew nothing about a second person being involved, and he will be looking into it.
Yesterday too, a senior police officer said that the police will be investigating the claims very thoroughly and called on all those who saw the other teen in the driver’s seat and the persons who took the photos which are now emerging to come forward and give evidence and statements to the police.
The officer said that if indeed it is investigated and found that there was a switch, then the 17-year-old teen could face additional charges.
Yesterday this newspaper got the name of the teen in the burgundy T-Shirt as Keron Raisawan. The police yesterday were trying to ascertain if the teen was still in the country.
