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– Driver arrestedA young driver ended up in the Brickdam Lockups last night after he drove his car in a reckless manner and struck down a policeman who was manning a roadblock on Mandela Avenue, just behind the Botanical Gardens.The policeman, Sherwyn Richardson, was up to press time undergoing emergency treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.He reportedly sustained head injuries and was taken to a private hospital to have a CT scan done in order for doctors to determine the extent of his injuries.Richardson, 29,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, who is stationed at the Tactical Services Unit, was in the company of his colleagues manning a roadblock when the driver who was reportedly speeding slammed into him from behind, a police source said.Kaieteur News understands that the driver in his defence is claiming that since the area where the roadblock was being conducted was dark he never saw the roadblock until it was too late.By then Richardson who was standing on the eastern side of the road was struck down and hurled several yards before the car came to a screeching halt.The badly injured cop was picked up by his stunned colleagues and rushed to the hospital while the driver of the car was detained.Scores of the injured cop’s colleagues upon learning about the incident rushed down to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital to check on his status.Meanwhile the police administered a breathalyzer test to the driver in the Police Hospital Outpost, where he was being held, and he was found to have had no alcohol in his system.Nevertheless, he was escorted to the Brickdam Police Station where he was detained. |
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