An 18-year-old student at the Maple Leaf International School was killed instantly after he crashed a Mercedes Benz at Gandhi Village, Debe on Sunday.
An autopsy stated that Ryan Crawford, 18, of Lennox Phillips Drive, Maracas Gardens, St Joseph was not wearing his seat belt when he crashed.
According to a police report, at about 9.45 pm, Crawford, was driving the car along the south-bound lane of the Solomon Hochoy Highway. Police said upon reaching the end of the highway, at Gandhi Village, Crawford attempted to switch lanes when he apparently lost control of the car. The car landed on the median and crashed into an electricity pole.
Initial reports stated that Crawford was in the company of a teenager from Westmoorings but forensic pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov said that he was told that Crawford was the sole occupant of the vehicle that he was driving.