A young man of 20 who was walking along the road from Rural died Thursday night after being hit by a 4X4. A 17-year-old friend who was with him was seriously injured. The driver continued for manslaughter.
A new deadly traffic accident came undermine Thursday night the statistics the number of road deaths in the department since the beginning of the year. Thursday evening, about 21 hours, two young men aged 17 and 20 years, walked the CD6 Rural road to Cayenne. They left the town and were heading to Degrade Stoup and to spend the night on a boat, whose parents are the major owners.
None of them was wearing a reflective vest. They were struck by a 4×4. The driver of the vehicle was not arrested at the time; she went to her home in Mature. She said she heard a noise but did not know it was pedestrian. A few minutes later, she returned to the scene of the accident with her husband and discovered the irreparable. One of the pedestrians, Jordan Durante, aged 20, died instantly. Her boyfriend Dylan aged 17 and originally from Rural, was transported in serious condition deemed emergencies. Yesterday he was still hospitalized.
The driver in safety vest continued for manslaughter. The number of dead on roads Guyana is 24 since the beginning of the year against 28 deaths last year.