SIXTY-FIVE-year-old Anmanie Deonarine of 144 New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara was on Tuesday afternoon struck down and killed on the village public road by a motor car being driven by a senior police officer.The incident occurred when the mother of three was 11 houses away from her home.

Residents said Deonarine would daily visit relatives in the same village, and would usually walk the same path each time.

The driver of the car, PRR 4446, has been identified as Assistant Superintendent Jermaine Grant of the Criminal Investigation Department, who is stationed within ‘D’ Division (West Demerara and East Bank Essequibo).
The officer was reportedly driving in a westerly direction when he lost control of the vehicle and it collided with the elderly woman. Rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, she was pronounced dead.

Her daughter Nadia Deonarine said she received a phone call from a relative informing that her mother was involved in an accident, but at the time of the message she did not realise that her mother was already dead.

“One of my cousins’ wife at the work place informed me of what happened. They just told me she was in an accident. I was told it wasn’t serious, maybe they didn’t want to break the news to me,” she explained.

The daughter said she then called her neighbour and the same message was related to her. An aunt then called and advised that “I should visit the West Demerara Regional Hospital. When I reached there, I was told she was dead.”

Nadia said she then rushed to the accident scene, where she saw the officer. “But I didn’t say anything to him because the police have their work to do… My husband went to the police station and made a report.”

Relatives described the 65-year-old as an easygoing individual.

In a statement, police said that Traffic Chief Dion Moore is investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident, which occurred at about 11:30hrs.

Enquiries revealed that the car was proceeding west on the southern driveway and the pedestrian was walking east along the said southern side of the road when the car allegedly veered further south and struck the pedestrian, who was picked up and rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where she succumbed whilst receiving treatment. A breathalyzer test was conducted on the officer by the Traffic Chief himself, and no trace of blood alcohol was recorded.