Amelia’s Ward girl dies in highway smash-up

Farther along the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway SN caught up with the Tundra being towed away. It was finally deposited at a location along the highway where this newspaper spoke with several relatives of the driver. It was confirmed that at the time the Tundra was being driven by Totaram Mootoo and at the time he was in the company of his wife.

According to the man’s brother Latcho Mahabeer, Totaram had called him earlier in the day and he was invited to join other relatives and friends for a Valentine’s Day outing at the Marudi Creek along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. “As far as I know he and he wife left to come and meet us at deh creek and it seems like he got lost and pass deh place and the next thing I know is dat I get a call saying dat he crash up,” the brother related.

Back at the home of Henville relatives and friends had converged to console the girl’s grieving family. Tiffany’s aunt, Anette Assanah, 23 yrs, who was home at the time said that Tiffany’s boyfriend Qunicy Dundas and the others left Tiffany’s 2044 Central Amelia’s, Mackenzie, Linden home around 2 pm yesterday en route to the Umbrella Splash resort for a Valentine’s outing. “We get the news of deh accident and that Tiffany had died around 3:00 O’ clock and her mother Dora Andrews and uncle Maurice Summner left to go and confirm and they called about 6 O’ clock to say that Tiffany had died indeed.”

The woman said that Dora also related that Jamal had broken both hands and feet and Alicia was in a critical state going in and out of consciousness and both were being transferred to the GPHC.

It was confirmed that the ill-fated car was rented on Saturday and was to be returned today.

Another man whose car appeared to be racing Dundas’ car has been arrested by police.

Tiffany was an employee of the Linden Mayor and Town Council where she worked for approximately one year.