SIXTEEN-year-old Denelsion Rose of Noitgedacht, Linden, Region 10, was killed yesterday between 03:30 hrs and 04:00 hrs when motor car PRR 6503 struck him down and left him lying on the roadway as he was walking on the Washerpond Road in Linden.The sixth form pupil of McKenzie High School was on his way home when he met his demise in the accident. His body was found by passersby.

Special Lance Corporal Marlon Washington, the alleged drink-driving policeman who was behind the wheel at the time of the accident, fled the scene, failing to pay the toll to cross the bridge to get to his Wisroc, Linden home; but was later arrested there after police reviewed surveillance footage which confirmed the identity of the driver of the getaway car. A breathalyzer test allegedly indicated that he had double the prescribed limit of 35% micrograms of alcohol in his system when tested, and the police have reported that he is presently in their custody, assisting with the investigation. He is expected to be charged shortly.