Senior Reporter
anna-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt
A Diego Martin man died following a vehicular accident involving a police officer in Trincity yesterday morning.
The victim was identified as Kevin Constantine, of Grasshopper Lane, River Estate, Diego Martin.
Police reports stated that the officer, who is from Fanny Village, Point Fortin, had been proceeding west along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway (CRH) around 1 am, when he attempted to turn north onto the Trincity Central Road.
It is alleged that Constantine, who had been proceeding east along the highway, collided with the officer’s vehicle at the intersection, causing damage to the front left of his car whilst the front of Constantine’s vehicle was destroyed.
Fire and police officers were notified and arrived to find Constantine pinned behind the steering wheel.
He was declared dead at the scene and the jaws of life had to be used to remove him from the mangled wreck.