42-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck Dead In Wallerfield Hit-And-Run; Police Searching For Driver

A man is dead following a hit-and-run accident in Wallerfield late last night (Sunday 21st June, 2026). The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Daveanand Santo of Wallerfield. The father was still struggling to come to terms with the death of his 16-year-old daughter, Aliyah Santo, who was killed less than two (2) years ago.

According to relatives, Santo had spent part of Father’s Day with family and had just left his sister’s home after dinner, when tragedy struck shortly after 10:00 PM. While walking along Bermuda Road, Wallerfield, Santo was hit by a 7-seater vehicle whose driver failed to stop following the collision. The motorist fled the scene, leaving the injured man on the roadway.

Police and Emergency Health Services were notified and Santo was taken to the Arima Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

His 16-year-old daughter, Aliyah Santo, was fatally shot at her home on Antigua Road, Wallerfield, on 27th August, 2024. The teenager sustained a single gunshot wound and was rushed to the Arima Hospital, where she later died.

Police investigations led to the arrest of her 18-year-old boyfriend, Hakeem Ramsammy, who was subsequently charged with manslaughter. Investigators had reported that a firearm was allegedly being handled inside the house when it discharged, striking the teenager.

Investigations are continuing into the fatal hit-and-run. 

Police are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

More on this as it becomes available. 

[Source: Ian Alleyne]

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