POLICE Traffic Sergeant Joseph Elton Ambrose died on Wednesday evening in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital days after he was involved in an accident.
Ambrose, who was stationed in the Police ‘A’ Division, crashed into a parked truck on the Herstelling Public Road last Sunday night and was hospitalised. According to sources close to his treatment, he was brain dead and on a life support machine.

After crashing into the truck, the policeman was rendered unconscious and he was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital. On the night of the accident, Ambrose was reportedly traveling on the western carriageway on the East Bank Public Road when the accident took place. Ambrose was not on active duty and was instead on annualised vacation leave which started in the first quarter of this year. He was reportedly on 500 days leave according to a statement from the Guyana Police Force.

The policeman was described as a very humble and professional rank. Those were the sentiments expressed by his coworkers and even members of the public, who after seeing his photograph, identified and associated him with kindness during the line of duty.

In a statement from the Guyana Police Force, the organisation said that it mourns the passing of the police sergeant whose regulation number was listed as 16542. The officer joined the organisation on January 11, 1995, is married and has two children.

The force also regarded him as a respected, dedicated and committed policeman. A postmortem examination is expected to be performed on his remains today.