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Guyana: Senior police officer dies in early morning car crash

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April 27, 2025 3:35 PM ET

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Authorities in Regional Division 4’C’ are investigating a fatal accident that claimed the life of a senior officer of the Guyana Police Force in the early hours of Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Deputy Superintendent Dexter Brown, 37, of Toucan Drive, South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown, died following a car crash along the Montrose Public Road, East Coast Demerara, around 1:20am.

According to police reports, Brown was driving motorcar PAG 6458, which is owned by a 30-year-old businesswoman from Ann’s Grove, E.C.D, when he lost control of the vehicle while reportedly speeding westward on the roadway.

The vehicle collided with a concrete bridge, flipped, and became submerged in a nearby trench.

Members of the public and the police worked together to retrieve Brown from the submerged car. He was found unconscious and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he was pronounced dead by a medical doctor.

The vehicle involved in the accident has been taken to the Sparendaam Police Station for inspection by a licensing and certifying officer. Brown’s body is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Police say investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash are ongoing.