Industry shop owner, Shellon Kandhai, says that the driver of the Toyota Runx, licence plate PLL 7179, which demolished her place of business, told her on Saturday morning that he had imbibed alcohol prior to driving.
When Stabroek News visited Shellon yesterday she had already re-established her shop in the bottom flat of her residence and was open for business.
She said that several family members had assisted her to do “patch work” so she could re-open her business. She said that it was imperative that she recommence operations as soon as possible since she was a single mother of six.
Her children’s father was murdered several years ago leaving her as their sole provider.
On Saturday Shellon had said that she woke up around 5:00am to find the driverless vehicle parked in her shop.
The car was apparently travelling west along the East Coast Railway Embankment when it lost control causing it to careen off the road and into her shop.
The car however ran through the picket fences of lots 3 and 5 before destroying
