A Claxton Bay machinist who had plans to wed his girlfriend in January 2020 became the country's latest road fatality when his car crashed into a utility pole on Saturday night.
Reports stated that around 9 pm, Fazeed Khan, 23, of Macaulay, was driving his silver Nissan Almera south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway when he ran off the road near the Indian Trail overpass. Investigators said he was on his way home when he lost control of the vehicle. Jaime Mc Lean, who witnessed the accident, said Khan was driving behind his car and attempted to overtake when he struck the cable barrier along the median. Mc Lean said the car then crashed into a pole and flipped several times before stopping over 100 metres away.
When Mc Lean rushed over to Khan's car, Khan was alive and responsive but by the time police and an ambulance arrived, he was dead.
At his family's home, Khan's father, Raziff Khan said his son went to work at Qualitech Machining Services Ltd in Point Lisas and would usually finish at 4 pm on Saturdays. He was not sure whether Khan went liming with friends, but said that his son was a responsible driver.
Raziff, whose eyes were filled with tears, said that when he went to the scene of the accident, he rushed to his son's body on the roadside, embraced it and said a prayer. He said he made sure to smell his son's mouth to make sure there was no scent of alcohol. He said he did not want his son to face his creator with alcohol in his system.
