Ex-CJ driver’s death an accident

Strachan, 52, was a former policeman and driver of retired Chief Justice Clinton Bernard. The autopsy revealed his injuries were consistent with a fall. Strachan was found bruised and battered near a telephone booth. He had a wound to the head and facial lacerations.

Officers said Strachan injured himself when he tried to climb a wall to call out to a friend. The Diamond Vale man succumbed to his injuries at Port-of-Spain General Hospital.

Police said Strachan had not been robbed, as his wallet was recovered. Strachan would have celebrated his 27th wedding anniversary with his wife Jennifer, the day after he died. He was a father of three.

Police report a woman was walking home from work at Papia Village, Maraval, at about 10 pm, when she saw a man trying to make a telephone call at a phone booth on Morne Coco Road.

The woman heard a noise and when she turned around saw the man lying on the ground. She then noticed he was bleeding from a head wound. The woman alerted the E999 Rapid Response Unit.

Officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations and the Maraval Police Station also responded to the call. Strachan was taken to the hospital where he died.