–in Patentia pedestrian fatality

PEDESTRIAN Jude Joseph, 28, of Public Road Patentia, West Bank Demerara, who was killed in an accident on Sunday morning, was laid to rest yesterday.
A post-mortem revealed yesterday that Joseph died as a result of multiple injuries he received following the accident.

The accident took place on the Patentia Public Road in the vicinity of Patentia Primary School at about 09:30 hrs.

Joseph who was walking was going to purchase bread and eggs for his family’s breakfast when a speeding Toyota Spacio struck him down from the rear, and hurled him into the air. When he landed on the roadway he was bleeding profusely from the ears, mouth and nose.

Relatives yesterday told this publication that the driver of the fatal accident vehicle has offered $500,000 as compensation but they consider this sum insufficient to cater for his two children until they attain the age of 18 years, so no settlement has been reached so far.

They, however, opted to let the police handle the matter which is still under investigation, according to the police yesterday. The driver has since secured $100,000 bail.

The man’s wife, Natasha Vandeyar told this publication that she was at home when her husband left walking to make a purchase of eggs and bread for their breakfast and within a few minutes she heard a loud impact and looked through the window and saw a man being hurled through the air.

At that time she said she did not know it was her husband but subsequently she saw his bloodied and lifeless body lying on the roadway.

The grieving woman added that from eyewitnesses’ report she learnt that Joseph, a miner and father of two, was walking at the side of the road when a speeding and out of control blue Toyota Spacio struck him from the rear.

He was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

(By Michel Outridge)