Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan is calling in police to ensure that the breathalyzer is used with increased frequency over the Christmas season. He was speaking with the media yesterday after he joined members of the Chaguanas Borough Council to distribute hampers to needy people at the Chaguanas Borough Corporation new administrative complex at Cumberbatch Street. His comments came even as another fatal accident was recorded in the Chaguanas district.
Police said Randolph Taitt, 45, of Edinburgh 500 was struck and killed by a Nissan Wingroad as he attempted to cross the highway, near the Unipet service station yesterday morning. Boodhan said he was upset at the level of road carnage that took place in T&T and the borough in 2014. He said police should step up their patrols and be on the alert for intoxicated drivers.
Boodhan said drunk drivers can sometimes use their vehicles as a weapon, causing havoc and undue distress to innocent families. The mayor said the hampers were donated by Massy Finance. He called on other corporate entities in the borough to adopt needy families not only for the holidays but throughout the year to help them rise out of poverty.