Driver in Crane hit-and-run death still at large

Kaishri Persaud

Almost seven weeks have passed and relatives are still hoping to have the person who killed 26-year-old Kaishri ‘Nanda’ Persaud and injured 17-year-old Trisha Defreitas in a hit-and-run be arrested and brought to justice.

Persaud, of Lot 10 Crane, Old Road, died while being transported to the West Demerara Hospital while Trisha Defreitas, a United States-based Guyanese, suffered several broken bones, including her pelvis which is fractured in three places. The mother of three and Defreitas were knocked down on July 26 at Crane, West Coast Demerara.

There have been reports that