Christmas celebrations ended prematurely for one family yesterday after an early morning accident left a young man dead.
Kellon Griffith
University of Guyana student Kellon Griffith, 26, of 67 Atlanticville, East Coast Demerara, died yesterday after the vehicle he was travelling in turned turtle along the Clive Lloyd Drive, near Celina’s Atlantic Resort. The driver of the vehicle, Kurt Persaud, 20, of John Street, Campbellville and another passenger, Gerald Harry, 20, of South Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, suffered injuries and were taken to the Georgetown Hospital, where they were admitted as patients.
According to police, the accident occurred at about 4 am. The vehicle was being driven along the roadway at a fast rate and the driver lost control and crashed into a metal rail. The vehicle then turned turtle. It was the second fatal accident within a day that was blamed on speed and coupled with the constant rainfall police yesterday issued a caution to motorists to use the roads with care and to avoid speeding and drinking and driving.
A teary-eyed Garie Griffth, the deceased man’s mother, learned that her son had been involved in an accident when his friends visited in the early hours of the morning. She travelled to hospital. “When I went there I had a dead son,” she recounted.
According to her, Kellon had left home around 9 pm on Christmas night to go out with friends.
She said he had only celebrated his birthday last month. He was studying environmental studies at the University.
let not your heart be trouble,god knows why, RIP kellon would have been so useful to the enviorment its so sad.
mmmmm!! sorry to hear.sympathy to all the family members of kellon.
I will miss you cuzz> gone too early/ this speeding is not worth it if that was the reason for the accident but i lost a cousin and a brother for nothing. i guess in live you have tp enjoy all aspects of it because you never know when its going to be your time to go. to my cuzz and brother sleep well. this is the worst holiday i have experience and would not want any to live threw the pain of loseing a family member. our grandmother raise us well and sad to say you were taken from us too soon. Cuzz you had a lot ahead of you i will miss you turly miss you. it hurts
To you and your family, I extend my condolences, in your time of lost.
My fellow blogger my heart goes out to the entire family, please give my regards to his entire family espically his mother. HE IS THE SECOND YOUNG PERSON TO DIED THIS WAY FOR THE HOLIDAY THE RAIN IS FALLING YOU CANNOT SPEED IS JUST LIKE WHEN SNOW IS FALLING AND YOU HAVE BLACK ICE ON THE ROAD YOU HAVE TO DRIVE SLOVE TO PREVENT YOUR CAR OR TRUCK FROM SKIDDING
stop buying those japanese reject.we can afford brand new vehicles but the govt got to stop collect those 100-300% duties.it actually cost the same-just a little bit more.
dont b silly, it has nothing to do with the type of vehicles , reject or not d bottom line is speed, rum and wet road can kill.dats d bottom line.
stop buying those japanese reject!we can afford brand new only if the govt stop collecting those 100 to 300% duties.
donkey sorrow:
Stop your braying. It’s the person behind the wheel of any car. Driving is a privilege not a right, especially when drunk.
Mr. West Bank….read the article again, it’s not 9pm he left home, it was 11:30pm. He should have been in bed if he had listened to his mom. Sad thing though.
If the roads had potholes and bad, he still would be alive, they get good roads and they turn to speeding.
This is really sad, i am so sick of the crap with drivers speeding, Kellon was such a kind soul, I had the pleasure of working with him for a short period at Courts. May his soul rest in peace. May God be with his family during this time
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Garie DeYounge-Griffith and family. May Kellon rest in peace and may you find comfort in knowing that you had a great son. I know words of comfort means nothing to you now because he who feels it knows it. You have to be strong for your daughter and trust in God, he knows best.
Condolences to my family Alwin and Garie Griffith from Eldorado WCB. So sad this Christmas time. Whatever is the reason that caused his death God knows best. Kellon you would be greatly missed. hang in there cuz my prayers are with you.
That is so sad may god be with his family and his soul rest in pieces.