Father of teen killed in Annandale hit and run contemplating settlement

Karamchand Khemraj

The father of Karamchand Khemraj, the teen who lost his life in last month’s hit-and-run accident along the Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road, is contemplating settlement, but only if a ‘good’ amount is being offered.

“Me been ah think, you know, meh son done dead and gone and if them come to a good settlement then, you know, me guh come to one agreement and thing, cause remember he done dead and gone, wah me guh do?…before me lose corn then lose husk,” Jaipaul Khemraj yesterday told Sunday Stabroek.

The accident, which occurred on Sunday, December 9, claimed the life of 15-year-old Khemraj, called ‘Ajay,’ a horse cart operator of Lot 44 Annandale West, ECD.