Relatives of Canadian visitor Leon Williams who was struck and killed by a car yesterday morning were left feeling even more distraught after they learnt that the driver never stopped.
Leon Williams, 70, was returning to his relatives’ home after participating in J’Ouvert celebrations in San Fernando when he was killed while crossing the Naparima Mayaro Road in Mon Repos, San Fernando.
The accident took place around 10.20 am in front of the Mon Repos Housing Development Corporation apartment buildings and within sight of the police station.
Trying to hold back the tears, his brother Curtis Williams who operates Biggie’s Mini Mart said Williams stopped by his shop to chat with him and he gave Williams two packs of nuts.
Curtis said his brother left and was crossing the road when the car came speeding towards him.
“The car was coming up with speed. Like he (Williams) went forward then backwards (when he see the car coming). I hear a bang and I look and I did not see my brother.” Curtis said when he came out of the shop he saw his brother lying on the road with blood flowing from his head. He was already dead.
On impact both of Williams’ sneakers flew off his feet and he landed facedown. His body was removed by undertakers to the mortuary at the San Fernando General Hospital where an autopsy is expected to be performed.
Eyewitnesses said the vehicle was a brownish coloured Nissan Laurel, but up to late yesterday police had not found the car or the driver.
Other relatives who arrived shortly after could not believe what had happened.
“It is impossible.
“This is impossible,” a relative cried. His niece, Rachel Codrington-Indar, said her uncle had been living abroad for more than 20 years and would usually come home every year to spend Christmas and Carnival with them. She said he planned to go to Port-of-Spain today to watch mas.
“He has been here since before Christmas and he would usually go back around May. Carnival is his season. Them people evil boy. They hit him and drive off,” she cried.
Williams has a son and two grandchildren.
Corporal Langley is investigating.