POLICE are investigating an accident which occurred at about 03:11hrs on Sunday at the corner of Sheriff and Dadanawa Streets, which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Akilo Johnson, a 27-year-old South Ruimveldt resident.

According to a press release, the fatal accident involved Johnson’s motorcycle and a motor car driven by Viola Mittelholzer, 34, of South Road, Lacytown.

Police said that investigations have revealed that the motorcyclist was speeding at the time of the collision and was not wearing a safety helmet.

“The preliminary investigations revealed that the car was proceeding North along the Eastern drive lane of Sheriff Street and, upon the approach to the intersection of Sheriff and Dadanawa Streets, the car adopted the turning lane to turn East onto Dadanawa Street.

“In that process, the motorcycle which was proceeding South along Sheriff Street at a fast rate alongside another motorcycle, ended up in the path of the car. The motorcyclist collided head-on with the car.

“At the time of the accident, the motorcyclist was not wearing a safety helmet. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist was flung some distance and then landed on the road surface where he sustained injuries to his body”, the police said.

He was picked up by public-spirited citizens and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s Accident and Emergency Unit where he was seen by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead on arrival.
According to the police, a notice of intended prosecution was prepared in duplicate and served on Mittelholzer. A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver of the car and two readings of 0.16 and 0.10 micrograms were found in her breath.

She is in custody, assisting with the investigation.