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Annandale hit and run accident… The law should take its course —National Road Safety Council
The Guyana National Road Safety Council, (GNRSC) has joined the call for the law to take its course in the Annandale hit and run accident which left one teen dead and another seriously injured.
Coordinator of GNRSC, Ramona Doorgen noted that while it is common for people to accept some form of payment in such incidents, the law must still take its course.
“It is quite common when vehicular accidents occur, for people to accept monies rather than go through the entire court process.
“However, cases like these are not that straightforward. When a life or lives are lost, you can’t pay for a life, someone must be held culpable for their actions on the road.
“As the National Road Safety Council, we would advocate for the law to take its course.”
Coordinator of GNRSC, Ramona Doorgen
GNRSC coordinator noted further when the legal process runs its course there is the criminal case and the civil suit.
“Once the criminal case is concluded, the affected parties can opt to file civil action … the process is longer but at the end whatever decision is taken will be more in keeping with the system of justice,” Doorgen added.
Doorgen’s comments came on the heels of reports that an attorney-at-law and a Chinese woman have offered $1.9M to the relatives of the dead teen, Karamchand Khemraj, and a further $300,000 for his burial. Two Sunday nights ago, Khemraj and his friend Reaz Shaw were cycling in Annandale when a minibus struck them. Khemraj was killed on the spot; Shaw was badly injured while the driver fled the scene.
Four days later, a Kaieteur News reporter located the vehicle, which was stashed at the back of a bakery in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
The attorney and the woman have reportedly also offered to assist the family of 16-year-old Reaz Shaw, who remains in critical condition.
The owner of the mini-bus which struck down the teens is said to be a Chinese national, identified as C. Wen, who has a store at Lot 10 Vigilance, East Coast Demerara. Mr. Wen has not been seen since the accident, which occurred two Sundays ago.
Traffic Chief Linden Isles has since called for the associates of the Annandale hit-and-run suspect to turn him in, rather than trying to offer money to the families of the victims.
“We need to get the driver. Instead of going for compensation, they need to bring the driver in,” Isles told Kaieteur News. “At the end of the day, we still need to do our investigation.”
Asked if he believes that the man’s associates know of his whereabouts, Isles responded that he “definitely” believes that is the case.”
“I know that my ranks are working assiduously to get this man.”
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