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Eccles hit-and-run…Police still seeking killer driver, mother released from custody
‘A’ Division police ranks are on high alert as the search continues for the reckless driver that did not look back when he crashed into two motorcyclists at Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last week, killing a 27-year-old woman and injuring her friend.
Six days ago, Latoya Thompson of Craig Village, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was the pillion rider of the motorcycle which collided with a white wagon that failed to stop at the traffic light at Eccles, EBD around 23:15 hours, police reported.
Her friend, Orwin Whittington, 35, a Bourda Market vendor, and resident of First Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, was the rider who was lucky to escape with injuries. Whittington is now nursing wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The suspect, a 23-year-old Eccles, EBD resident is on the run and as police intensified their efforts to capture him, his mother, the registered owner of the vehicle, was taken into custody last Thursday on suspicion that she knows the whereabouts of her son.
She was released, however, and according to Commander of ‘A’ Division, Clifton Hicken, who spoke to Kaieteur News yesterday, she has been cooperating with the police as the investigations continue.
The woman’s car has been impounded by the police as well, Commander Hicken informed. “We’re getting information and we are still working on it. If we don’t get him shortly, we will issue a wanted bulletin,” Hicken told this newspaper.
Kaieteur News understands that the woman’s phone records were checked which showed that merely minutes after Wednesday night’s collision, she had quite a lengthy conversation with someone – believed to be her son, as it was reportedly his number.
Victim: Latoya Thompson
The records also showed that there was constant communication via the two phones since the accident. This had led ranks to believe that the mother knew exactly where the fugitive driver was hiding.
Last Wednesday, Whittington was riding his motorbike with Thompson seated behind him, heading south along the Eccles Public Road when the accident occurred. The driver of a white wagon reportedly drove out from a street on the eastern side and collided with Whittington and his companion, knocking them off the bike.
The two were picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where Thompson was pronounced dead on arrival.
Whittington is still hospitalised, his relatives reported yesterday. He is in a stable condition though he suffered a broken shoulder. He also has a gash on his face and bruises about his body.
Since Thompson lost her life, her Facebook Page has been flooded with messages from shocked friends who believe she was “gone too soon.”
Just yesterday, relatives and friends took to the social media page to express grief. As they poured their hearts out, some said the 27-year-old was a loving, supportive and kind-hearted person who always offered a shoulder and words of encouragement in times of need. “I miss you my friend,” and “Why so soon?” many of her social media friends wrote on her Timeline.
Other relatives published newspapers articles of the incident, calling for the culprit to be brought to justice. The family lost Thompson’s mother just a few months ago.
A post mortem examination performed on Thompson showed that she died as a result of multiple injuries.
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