A FARMER of 54 Strath Campbell Village, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara died Monday afternoon at Chance Village, Mahaicony after a vehicle he was reportedly not given permission to drive, crashed into a utility pole.

Carl Richmond, 54, a father of five was pronounced dead on arrival at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital. His body is at the Lyken’s Morgue awaiting a post-mortem today.

Police said enquiries disclosed that shortly before 15:00hrs Monday the owner of motor car HC 6694 who resides at Republic Park, East Bank Demerara stopped to rest at Richmond’s home.

At the time the deceased was reportedly highly intoxicated after continuing to celebrate his reputed wife’s birth anniversary which was the previous day.

Unknowing to the owner, the deceased who is not the holder of a driver’s licence went for a drive south along the Chance Access Road when he lost control and collided with a lantern post west of the road.