A military woman was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) early yesterday morning after suffering injuries when the car she was in slammed into a concrete structure at the Texaco Gas Station at Bel Air.
The smashed car which was being driven by Quincy Farrier. Inset is Tiffanny December. (Tarick Pertab photo)
Tiffanny December, 18, a member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), was rushed to the hospital some time around 5 am yesterday. She is believed to have succumbed within minutes of the accident. Quincy Farrier, 30, who was driving the car, PKK 1841, at the time of the accident, suffered multiple injuries.
The couple was proceeding along the East Coast Public Road towards Georgetown when Farrier slammed into the concrete wall around the gas station’s sign at Bel Air Village. The accident occurr-ed at approximately 4.30 am.
In a press statement yesterday afternoon the hospital said Farrier of Lot 282 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown and the deceased of Lot 7 Yarrow Dam, Ruimveldt arrived at the hospital around 5.05 am yesterday. Farrier, according to GPH, suffered injuries to his left hand and foot and his chest, while the woman was pronounced dead on arrival.
A security guard, who works at the gas station, said he was at the back of the compound when he heard “this big, loud, smash-up sound.
“After I hear this sound I rush in front and see this car smash into the concrete rail around the gas station sign,” the man said, “…from how this thing look I done say that anybody inside dead.”
- This is the wall around the Texaco sign into which the car slammed. (Tarick Pertab photo)
The man and other persons helped to remove December and Ferrier from the smashed remains of the vehicle. At that time both of them were alive but covered in blood.
“When I reach in front I didn’t see no other vehicle out on the road and I don’t know how this man end up slamming into this thing… He mus’ be catch a five at de wrong time,” the security guard stated.
Meanwhile, another man told Stabroek News that he was in Sophia, located behind Bel Air, when he heard the impact.
Christine Francis, December’s mother, told Stabroek News yesterday morning that she had last seen her daughter around 9.30 on Thursday night. December, she said, worked in the office of Commodore Gary Best at Camp Ayanganna.
“She came home from work that night [Thursday] and went to the shop to buy some things to take back to the base [Camp Ayanganna] because she said she had inspection the next morning,” the distressed mother recalled. “I told her to stay in her barracks… I don’t know why she went out.”
Francis said she learnt from her daughter’s colleagues that the young woman returned to the army base on Thursday night and then left to go out.
Francis said that neither she nor her reputed husband, Edward December, knew Farrier.
“Was about 6 this morning [yesterday] one of my daughter friend from work call and tell me she hear that Tiffanny was in a accident,” Francis said.
The woman said she immediately made her way to GPH and was told by a nurse that they had an unidentified female who had been taken in earlier from an accident. Francis said when the plastic was removed from her daughter’s face she could not believe her eyes.
“I stood there staring and then I started to cry… I just couldn’t believe that she was there and being carted to the morgue,” Francis said adding, “and her face was covered in blood.”
December leaves to mourn her parents and younger sister. She had joined the army in March and had recently completed her training.
So sad..R.I.P
At any turn of this type you place huge yellow pale full with san to reduce the impact of speeding cars…..another life waisted.
Semple, yes squadmate you need to look at ways and means to avoid accidents get up and don’t be a seat warmer awaiting a call. Their are many more dearh traps waiting to kill people Sandman.
Guyana have a lot of sand and all they have to do where there is dangerous turns like these you can avoid death……thats a dangerous turn if rain fall and oil spill on that road at thet time…..
Sad indeed for the family.
The question here is, was she wearing her seatbelt? He appear to have been wearing his.
Memories I
Could have been I. Giving thanks that I was spared but Capt Joe Henry passed.
Speed kills
Speed and drinks kill
Capt Joe Henry was sober. He passed and the rest of us lived….
So sad!!!!!!!!!!
i cant understand its since ppp(or as u say pee pee pee ) in power guyana have move from where it was 2 be some thing better and in a few more years in power it will be a much better place peep en c (pnc) cant do any thing
My sincere condolences to the family at this enormous and unexpected loss. Gone too young and too soon. These inexplicable events are very difficult to fathom when we see such beauty snatched away from us while the tyrants of the world live long lives and continue their terror. Rest In Peace Tiffany.
When Quincy Farrier recover from his injury, he should be place before the court on a manslaugher & reckless driving charges.
How can you jump to such a conclusion without any particulars? He could have fell asleep at the wheel for all we know. In any event, my condolence to the December family.
Falling asleep is still reckless.
quincy told his sister that he saw a big truck with brights lights and it was blackout and the truck light was so bright it blinded him. To the mom sorry for your lost.
People in guyana use bright aftermarket lights without regard, whether there are blackouts or not. Even some of the Mark II’s the cops are driving around have them.
Administrator, you are so right. They kill you with those bright lights. You can indicate for them to take it off but they just ignore you. So inconsiderate. Condolences to Ms. December family.
But it was blackout then. So that’s why this one had bright lights on. It was the black out that caused it.
to the family i am sorry 4 d loss of ur love 1 rest in peace
When will the PPP provide a decent wage and living accommodation for its Armed Force members? Surely they know that the unlivable earnings these men receive render them vulnerable to bribes and illicit unprofessional conducts.
The Guyana armed forces are the lowest paid within the western hemesphere.
The PNC destroyed the contry’s economy. Never raised wages to keep up with inflation .Everyone living in Guyana suffers the indignity of low wages changing that status quo will be extremely hard for the current government and any other future administration.
BR. PLEASE READ THE ARTICLE, THEN LOOK AT YOUR COMMENT.
THE BANANA AND ORANGE ARE TWO DIFFERENT FRUITS.
NOW SPIT OUT THE BITTERNESS IN YOUR MOUTH, LOOK/READ, THINK AND COMMENT.
John McLeland, we always hear what the pnc did. tell us what has the pee pee pee did to develop the economy of guyana. the only development that stands out is the preponderance of the drug trade and the so-called over night millionaires that are running businesses as cover for their drug trade. i have extrapulated from your comments that the present government don’t want to pay higher wages because those wages will benefit the workers in the public sector. you are aware they have no intention in doing that because of the ill perceived notion that they are pnc supporters. even in canada where you live my friend tell us if you are paid the same wages being an immigrant. thats where you should be agitating for better wages. guyanese don’t need your misguided opportunistic banter about the pnc. life in the gdf during the pnc was good. i remember having choices of meals and plenty ration in all forms when out on patrol. the wages were good and soldiers never wanted to go home because of the food. things have gotten so bad that you can hardly get recruits now. thanks to the pee pee pee and their distrust of everything perceived to be pnc. lay off john and say your prays. thatmight help you to come out from your slumber.
BR you should know better to say anything against the PPP. You know the psychos are going to come back with something about the PNC. They can’t come out of the past. They are in a time warp. It screws up their head.
So sad, my condolences goes out to her family, a young life gone before it even began, she didn’t get to reach her full potential, road accidents are taking a toll on life in guyana, it must be stopped.
This is truly sad and my heart goes out to these young people. To the parents and other family of this young woman, I pray that God would send his holy spirit to comfort you all as you grieve. Oh, she was just a child — had not really started to live yet. May God rest her young soul.
MY CONDOLENCES TO YET ANOTHER GRIEVING FAMILY. MUCH TOO MUCH ROAD ACCIDENTS. may her young soul RIP
All of this should be placed in the hands of the authorities, had there been no blackout in the area the truck driver would not have to be using his bright lights. I am so so sorry to hear of the loss of a promising teen in Guyana. God bless your soul and my condolonces goes out to the family and friends.
god knows best and she is at peace with him……….
That’s right RSCO. This one should be recorded among any statistics being kept on fatalities caused by blackouts. If no statistics are being kept, somebody should start keeping some.