A motorcyclist, identified as 45-year-old Satesh “Tony” Persaud of Reliance, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, dies following a traffic collision on the Reliance Public Road on Saturday. Multiple reports say Persaud is a construction worker from the Lot 87 Reliance Housing Scheme. The accounts describe Persaud as leaving a nearby street and attempting to enter the Reliance Public Road when his motorcycle is struck by a car. Police allege the crash involves an intoxicated driver and state that the motorist is arrested following the incident. The reports characterize the collision as one where Persaud’s motorcycle is knocked off course, resulting in his death. While the outlets differ slightly in wording about the lead-up to the collision, they consistently describe the location as the Reliance Public Road, the victim as Persaud, and the responding police action as the detention of the driver pending further investigation.