Accident at Parika leaves one injured

Aug 09, 2011 News

A woman is in severe pain following an accident that occurred on Sunday night.
A car that left a wedding house a few doors away was reversing when it struck Rosanna Hernandes of Lot 38 Parika Outfall, East Bank Essequibo.
The victim said that a few minutes prior to the accident she had stepped out of her home to get some fresh air on the bridge.
The woman alleged that the driver of the vehicle was drunk at the time of the accident.

The injured Hernandes on her way to the Georgetown Hospital.

Hernandes said “when he knock me I fall down and start bawling fuh me husband”.
The woman added that when her husband came out he picked her up and put her to sit. She recalled that she was unconscious for a moment and her husband put some water on her so that she could be revived.
This publication was told that when the victim’s husband confronted the driver of the vehicle he insisted that he did not hit the woman, “she was on the ground before his vehicle came to a halt”.
Hernandes claimed that the driver was arrogant and he called his “mother” who also displayed similar behaviour.
“She jus come and cuss up me husband. She start go on and seh she son ain’t do nothing”, the woman stated.
However, according to reports from the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Police Force, it was Hernandes’ husband, Clement Thorne, who was arrogant. The PRO went on to say that Thorne “made a scene” and attacked the owner of the vehicle. The man then reportedly began to damage the vehicle.
The victim was taken to the Leonora Hospital where she was given an injection and sent away without any particular examinations.
Hernandes said that she was in pain all night and decided to head to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to receive further treatment yesterday. She was accompanied by her sister-in-law and another relative.
The driver, whose identity had not been disclosed, was arrested by ranks from the Parika Police Station for dangerous driving and was subsequently placed on station bail. He was released following his bail payment.
Thorne was also arrested for damage of property and placed on bail.