Drunken driver kills motorcyclist, pillion rider in Cummings Lodge crash

Dead:Malcolm Ross
Georgetown: A motorcyclist and pillion rider were killed following an accident at Cummings Lodge on the railway line embankment Friday morning.

Dead is Malcolm Ross aka “Shabba“ age 38 and Jewel Pestran, 19 of Bel Air Street, Albouystown.

Reports indicate that hire car, HC 4097, driven by 25-year- old Mark Cameron, was proceeding east along the northern side of the Cummings Lodge railway embankment, East Coast Demerara without lights, at a fast rate while Motorcycle, CE 9653 driven by Denis Ross and pillion rider, 19-year-old Jewel Pestran was proceeding west along the northern side of the road, also at a fast rate, when the two collided.

They were both rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where Ross was pronounced dead on arrival.

The driver underwent a breathalyzer test and it was found that he was above the prescribed limit. He was placed into custody and the vehicles were Lodge to be examined. Investigations are in progress.