Drunk driving senior cop under close arrest after fatal accident

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The vehicle that was driven by Deputy Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd at the time of the accident. It was subsequently impounded at the Leonora Police Station.
The vehicle that was driven by Deputy Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd at the time of the accident. It was subsequently impounded at the Leonora Police Station.

A senior police officer has been placed under close arrest after he was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol in wake of an accident that claimed the life of a 64-year-old man.

The dead man has been identified as Conrad Alleyne, 64, of 33 Hague, West Coast Demerara (WCD), who was riding his bicycle when the accident occurred.

In a statement on the accident issued yesterday morning, police said it occurred around 7.20 on Wednesday along the Boerasirie Bridge, WCD Public Road.