Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
Racing driver kills motorcyclist on West Coast Demerara
Early morning traffic on the Hague Public Road, West Coast Demerara, was brought to a halt at approximately 08:30 hours yesterday, when a motorcar (PKK 6105) slammed into a scooter, killing Daniel Damon.
Dead: Daniel Damon
The 31-year-old Damon lived at Lot ‘R’ Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara.
A police statement said that the motorcar was proceeding along the roadway, in the same direction as Damon.
The police further said that the driver of the motorcar said that he swerved from a vehicle coming in the opposite direction when he hit Damon.
However, bystanders claimed that the motor car was travelling east, when it made a U-turn and hit Damon. Damon, who was employed as a freelance photographer, was apparently en route to Parika when the motorcar struck him.
The motorcyclist slammed into a parked Canter truck before falling to the ground. Damon was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The left section of the fender and left headlamp of the car were damaged. When Kaieteur News visited the scene, there was no debris from the accident on the road.
This newspaper understands that the driver of the motorcar that hit Damon, also lives on the West Coast Demerara, and is known to race on the South Dakota Circuit.
He is in police custody and is assisting with police investigations.
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