A driver, under the influence of alcohol, who has since been identified as Mitchell Debideen, 37, of Hosororo Hill, North West District, lost control of his motor car in the vicinity of Wanina Public Road, Mabaruma, North West District, on Sunday, causing the vehicle to drive off the road and into a tree.
According to Police Headquarters, at approximately 13:00hrs, Debideen was proceeding west in his white Toyota Wagon bearing registration number, PNN 1366, along the Wanina Public Road with one other occupant of the vehicle, Edger Adams, age 54, also of Hosororo.
Enquiries revealed that while proceeding along the thoroughfare, Debideen lost control of the said vehicle, which ran off the southern side of the road and collided with a tree. Adams received injuries to his head as a result of the collision. He was picked up in a conscious condition by police and medical personnel and taken to the Mabaruma Regional Hospital where he was seen by a doctor on duty and admitted as a patient suffering from head injuries. His condition has since been listed as stable. Police reports that Debideen has since been placed in custody as investigations are in progress.