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Motorcyclist killed in crash with ‘drunk’ driver
A thirty five year old motorcyclist was killed after he was struck down by a drunk driver, on the Grove, East Bank Demerara public road shortly after midnight yesterday.
Father of three, Rodwell Mercurius, of Lot 59 Friendship, EBD was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Diagnostic Center. The police have arrested the driver of the car who according to them was over the legal limit in terms of alcohol consumption.
Carol Mercurius, said he last saw her husband alive on Saturday morning when he left for work. It was shortly after midnight when someone called the family to say that her husband was involved in an accident. By the time relatives arrived at the hospital, Mercurius had already succumbed.
Kaieteur News was told that Mercurius had just left his sister’s home at Grove, East Bank Demerara and was heading home. According to His motorcycle ended up underneath the car and Mercurius was flung several yards onto the road.
Dead: Rodwell Mercurius
According to the police, investigations have revealed that Mercurius who was driving his motor cycle was struck down by motor car PFF 1671 which was proceeding in the opposite direction. He was taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The police said that the driver underwent a breathalyzer test and was found to be over the legal limit in terms of alcohol consumption. He is in police custody.
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