–in Ogle fatal accident

CHARGES are expected to be instituted this week against a police Lance Corporal who was found to be above the legal alcohol limit following a fatal accident Sunday night, on the Ogle Public Road, East Coast Demerara.

Dead is 20-year-old Anastasia Kerr, of Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara. The sales girl’s body is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) mortuary, where a post mortem (PM) is expected to be done today.

Investigations have revealed that the policeman was driving his personal vehicle, PSS 3984, at around 19:50hrs on Sunday night, proceeding east on the southern side of the northern carriageway,and within the stipulated speed limit, when the pedestrian ran across the road from north to south into the path of the vehicle and collided.

She was picked up by the policeman and rushed to the GPHC in an unconscious state, but died whilst receiving medical attention.
The 39-year-old driver, who is stationed at Force Headquarters and resides in Cummings Lodge, is assisting with the investigation.

For the year, police ranks have been involved in over a dozen fatal accidents.