A 48-year-old man tragically lost his life after he was struck by a speeding car along the Corentyne main access road, on Tuesday night.
The victim was identified as Jermaine Fraser, a machine operator and rice farmer of Hogstye Village, Corentyne.

The man’s wife, Sherry Persaud, related that just before midnight on Tuesday she along with Fraser and two others were returning home in a canter after an outing in Rose Hall Town.
While on their way home, they decided to stop at a shop in Letterkenny Village, Corentyne, for beverages when Fraser exited the vehicle and stood nearby.

However, shortly after, a car which was reportedly being driven at high speed by 24-year-old Brian Mahadeo of Hampshire Village, struck Fraser who was standing by his vehicle.
An emotional Persaud related that they immediately rushed to her husband’s assistance as he was flung some distance away.

Fraser was rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The woman is still yet to come to terms with the tragic incident, noting: “I want my satisfaction. Let me get my justice for my husband because my husband wasn’t wrong.”
She added: “If he had parked the canter the other side of the road and walk over, then me would have admit; but he wasn’t out of he lane, he was in he lane, he was in he lane when the car come and pick him from his own lane and kill he, so all me want is justice for my husband.”
Fraser, well known in his community, leaves to mourn his wife and two children.

Meanwhile, according to the police, a breathalyser test was conducted on the driver of the motor car and recorded 68 and 62 microgrammes of alcohol, respectively. The driver remains in custody as the investigation continues.