Pedestrian killed in Homestretch Ave hit and run

A man, believed to be homeless, was last evening the victim of a hit and run on Homestretch Avenue.

“I was coming in the opposite direction east when I saw the man on the other side walking towards the Cultural Centre… a yellow wagon was speeding behind him and before you know it he just pick he off he foot and bam!,” an eyewitness last evening related to Stabroek News. “When I think the car would stop, he just drive away, beat the light at the Cultural Centre and go like into South,” she added.

Another female driver, who also witnessed the accident, said that she had not realised the man had died. When the vehicle sped off after hitting him, she followed it. However, she did not pursue her chase after the driver of the car jumped the red light at