A driver of Hyde Park, Parika, East Bank Essequibo has been hospitalized at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after he lost control of his car and crashed into two parked vehicles during the wee hours of Saturday.
A police report stated that the driver (name undisclosed) at about 1.35am on Saturday was driving along the Parika Public Road when he alleged that he swerved to avoid hitting a cow and crashed into a lorry parked along the road and then into a pickup parked on the western side of the road. Both vehicles were damaged.
The driver suffered injuries about his body and was picked up by public-spirited citizens and transported to the WDRH where he remains a patient.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver and he was found to be over the prescribed alcohol limit.
