TWO months after 18-year-old Bariel Hall was left unconscious, due to him being injured in a hit-and-run accident along Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown, he succumbed on Monday, August 5, 2019, while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

On May 25, 2019, Bariel Hall was out at a J’ouvert party during the carnival season enjoying himself. On his way home, in the wee hours of the morning, he was struck down by a silver-coloured motor car while crossing the road at the intersection of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic.

Hall was thrown in the air and landed on the road surface, while the driver of the motor car failed to assist him. Public-spirited persons summoned the Guyana Fire Service ambulance and Hall was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital in an unconscious state. The teen sustained head injuries along with a broken left leg.

Bariel underwent surgery for his broken leg and other ailment due to the accident. His condition was listed as critical since he was not responding and was breathing with the aid of a tube in his throat.

The teen, took his last breath at 07:00 hrs on Monday.
The police have since launched their investigation into the cause of death by dangerous driving case involving Bariel.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, last week during an interview was Bariel’s father Barrington Hall, who explained that driver of the vehicle involved in the accident was later arrested by the police after attempting to hide the damaged motor car in Grove, East Bank Demerara.

He was taken into police custody and was released on $100,000 station bail.

Reflecting on the day of the accident, Mr. Hall explained that, after his son failed to come home that day, he filed a missing person’s report on May 26, 2019, at the Sophia Police Station and was advised to check the hospital.

“I go to the receptionist at the emergency unit and she told me that two males came in that morning as unknown and identified him. I saw my son in the intensive care all hooked up with everything,” Mr. Hall said.

Bariel, while hospitalised was cared for by his nurses, who grew attached to him and had hoped for his recovery. His parents were always by his side, since he was his mother’s only child.

“This is not a sight to look at! It’s heart-wrenching,” Mr Hall said as he looked at his son.
According to the teen’s father, neither the driver of the vehicle nor his relatives have contacted him or even visited his son in the hospital, to check on his condition.