Accident victim can hardly speak

IF Keston Moodie had listened to his brother and friend who advised him to go home he would have been alive today. Moodie, 22, a painter, of Fullerton Village, Cedros, died hours after he was rescued by policemen after his car crashed into the Godineau bridge Mosquito Creek, La Romain and plunged into the river, around 4 am on Saturday. His two neighbours, Kevon Bharat, 20, a rigger, and Dexter Darius, 19, a self-employed mechanic, were also rescued and are in a stable condition at ward three of the San Fernando General Hospital.

Fortunately Bharat had no broken bones but up to yesterday he could hardly speak and had difficulty recognising members of his family. Darius sustained a broken right arm. Darius’ brother, Tony John, told Newsday around 3 pm on Friday, Darius and a friend were walking in the village when Moodie pulled up in his green Honda Civic motorcar. Bharat was also in the car. “He (Moodie) say ‘leh we go and lime.’ I took the car keys from the ignition and told him no. He (Moodie) started quarreling with me. I give him back the key and my brother jump in the car and gone,” he said. Later that night around 9 pm, one of Moodie’s brothers, who did not give his name, said he saw Moodie “liming and enjoying himself” with Darius and Bharat about two miles away from their home.

“I told him to go and park up the car. But he still went San Fernando,” the unnamed brother said. Moodie’s other brother, Kerry, said on Saturday morning someone telephoned them and said they saw Moodie’s car being wrecked in San Fernando. Kerry said they called the San Fernando Police Station and were told that Moodie had been in an accident and was being treated at the San Fernando General Hospital. But by the time they arrived at the hospital Moodie was already dead. Described as a hard working person, Kerry said two years ago his brother got married to his school sweetheart, Shaunelle, 22, and has a 19-month-old baby boy. At Bharat’s home, his father, retired police sargeant, Rawle Bharat, publicly thanked his former colleagues for saving his son’s life. When contacted ACP South Dennis Graham said he would ensure the officers were given an award for their heroism.