Almost two weeks after 53-year-old Franklyn Austin was fatally hit by a driver while on his way to visit relatives, his family is still awaiting a promised settlement from the unseen perpetrator.
Around 7:30pm on March 21, Austin, of Lot 25 ‘E’ North Sophia, was struck down on the West Ruimveldt Backroad as he made his way to his sister’s North East La Penitence home. According to reports, the former Tactical Services Unit (TSU) rank, who had been riding a motorcycle at the time, had swerved to avoid a pile of sand on the roadside when he was hit by a Tundra pickup truck.
Early Saturday morning, he was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where he had been
