The man who lost his life last evening at Providence, East Bank Demerara, has been identified as 51-year-old, East La Penitence resident, Stephen Bishop.
His body was identified by reputed wife, Marcia Craig Danson, and his nephew, Paul Scott, at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home.
A post-mortem examination conducted by Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh, gave the cause of death as multiple injuries. The body was later handed over to relatives for burial.
Bishop was struck down around 18:00hrs by PZZ 1621 owned and driven by Shivendra Ramraj, 34, of Herstelling New Housing Scheme.
Ramraj told police that he was heading south along the eastern carriageway of the road when Bishop allegedly ran across the thoroughfare from east to west into the path of his vehicle.
Bishop was picked up in an unconscious condition and placed into the said motorcar and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was seen and examined by doctors on duty who pronounced him dead on arrival.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver. The first test read 151 micrograms, and the second recording 161. He remains in custody as further inquiries are in progress.
