THE drunken driver who struck down and killed 12-year-old Isaiah Khan, of Lot ‘A’ La Union, West Coast Demerara, was arraigned yesterday at the Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, Magistrate’s Court and placed on $500,000 bail.

Relatives of the deceased told this publication that the driver indicated that he would visit the “wake house” where he is hoping to engage them in a discussion pertaining to a monetary contribution.

Police reported that about 00:15 hrs on November 5, 2014, Isaiah Khan, 12, of La Union, WCD, was struck down by a motor car on the public road at La Union. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH).

The driver of the motor vehicle was tested and found to be above the legal alcohol consumption limit and was in police custody assisting with the investigation.

Mother of the deceased, Natasha Bacchus, 39, told this publication that she was in bed when she heard a car door slam and suspected that her children had returned home from the WDRH.

She told her husband to go open the door and welcome the children, but before he moved they heard a loud sound, “blam” and knew that someone had been struck down and immediately got out of bed to investigate.

The distraught mother stated that almost everybody in the house rushed outside to see what was happening and when they saw who the victim was, they were inconsolable since Isaiah had died on the spot.

The grieving woman explained that Isaiah had accompanied his siblings, Melissa, 16, and Crystal, 15, the latter, who was not well, and they left home about 23:30 hrs on Tuesday night for the WDRH seeking medical attention for Crystal.

His sisters managed to get out of the way and fell near the trench but their brother was not so lucky.