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Woman struck by police motorcycle, claims being “abandoned” at hospital
Campbellville resident Donna Clarke is very angry with the police who she claims acted inhumanely and unprofessionally in dealing with her situation.
Donna Clarke
According to Clarke, in May last, she was struck down by a police rank on a Force motorcycle, in the vicinity of Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown, and was taken to the Georgetown Hospital, where she has since “abandoned by the police”.
The woman, whose right leg was fractured in four places, said when the policeman struck her down, he skidded and ended up hitting three other persons as a result of him speeding. Those persons were reportedly treated at the same hospital and sent away. The police rank was also hospitalised at a private hospital for a short period as well. The rank is said to be stationed at the East La Penitence.
Clarke said on the night of the incident, there was a ‘Wash Down Concept Party’, in proximity to the National Communications Network (NCN) compound, and she had gone to the event with other relatives. She said the area was busy, with people milling about in the street, and everyone was shocked when the police motorbike came ‘ploughing through’, hitting her and three other individuals.
The woman claims that during the first three weeks in hospital, she was visited regularly by police investigative ranks who took statements and always reassured her that she would “receive justice” in the matter, and even be compensated. She said after that period, the ranks stopped visiting, and have never called her since, even though she had supplied them with a contact number. The woman said she made several attempts to call the Police Traffic Department, but was given the ‘royal runaround’, each time she tried to get an update with regards to her situation.
The woman is of the opinion that the police are taking matters into their own hands and are preparing to write off, or maybe already have written off the matter, since” it involves one of their own”.
When Traffic Superintendent Dennis Stephens was contacted yesterday, he promised to look into the matter and to “ensure it is dealt with professionally in the interest of all parties concerned”.
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