Lawyer dies in Sheriff St. crash

Mar 24, 2025
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Kaieteur News- Akil Johnson, a young lawyer of South Georgetown died after his motorcycle collided with a car on Sheriff Street early Sunday morning.

In a press release, police said that the accident involved: motorcar #PWW 9839, owned by Ludonna Naar and driven at the time by Viola Mittelholzer, a 34-year-old female from South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown and motorcycle #CP 4679, driven by Akilo Johnson, a 27-year-old male from South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that the car was proceeding north along the eastern drive lane of  Sheriff Street and, upon the approach to the intersection of Sheriff and Dadanawa Streets, the car adopted the turning lane to turn east onto Dadanawa Street. In that process, the motorcycle which was proceeding south along Sheriff Street at a fast rate alongside another motorcycle, ended up in the path of the car.

Police said the motorcyclist collided head-on with the car. At the time of the accident, the motorcyclist was not wearing a safety helmet. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist was flung some distance and then landed on the road surface where he sustained injuries to his body.

The motorcyclist was picked up by public-spirited citizens and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s Accident and Emergency Unit where he was seen by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead on arrival.
A Notice of Intended Prosecution was prepared in duplicate and served on the driver of motorcar PWW 9839. Checks were made for eyewitnesses and one came forward, police said, adding that both the car and motorcycle were examined by a Licensing and Certifying Officer. A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver of the car and two readings of 0.16 and 0.10 micrograms were found in her breath. The driver is in custody, assisting with the investigation.

(Lawyer dies in Sheriff St. crash)

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