The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

THE MOTHER of the country’s latest traffic fatality is appealing to members of the public to provide information on the person or persons who “killed her son and left him in the street like a dog.”

Speaking with The Tribune, Ms Wallace said her heart has been broken since the night she got the call that her son was involved in a hit and run accident.

Codero Wallace, 21, died Monday night of injuries he suffered after being hit by a car while riding his motorcycle off Montrose Avenue.

According to reports, shortly after 8pm, Codero was riding a 650 trail motorcycle when he collided with a silver coloured vehicle. The impact caused him to lose control and hit a pole and garbage container.

He was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries a short time later.

Days after his death, Ms Wallace said she is disappointed that the person who hit her son has not come forward. In fact, she said, the story that is circulating in the press and what really happened are quite different.

“I know my son is dead but to be knocked and left there, they didn’t even look back? That’s what’s hurting me. My son wasn’t a dog. You don’t even hit dogs and leave them on the side of the street,” she said.

“The public is getting a mixed up story. From what people told us on the scene, the car hit him. The silver Honda hit him as they were trying to turn. He could have lived if they had stopped to call the police, they did not even think enough of my child to do that.”

Troynesha Wallace, the victim’s sister, said when they arrived on the scene, after Codero was hit, he was talking and was able to tell them what happened.

“When we got the call, we raced there. No one was there, not the police, not the ambulance, just a few people who tried to help. A few minutes later the police arrived, but it had already been so long since my brother was hit, we decided we could not wait any longer and we took him to the hospital,” she said.

“When we got there the doctors said he came in stable, but he took a turn for the worse. His lungs were filled with blood and his heart was beating properly, but they told us they would do all they can. He also had some broken ribs but he had no injuries because he was wearing a helmet. About 10:30pm they came back and told us that he was dead. He has a 4-month-old son that will never see his father again. We don’t think the police are taking his serious because no one has spoken to us. When we went to the police station the next day there was nothing in the system about a hit and run or a traffic fatality.

“We just want people to give us tips, call the police, tell them if you saw something. It was not fair for him to die that way. He was a good person. The least the driver could have done was call the police or the ambulance then leave if they wanted, but to just leave him is a disgrace.”

Craig Stubbs, Officer in charge of the Traffic Division, said police are actively investigating the matter. He made this appeal to the driver of the silver coloured car: “It was an accident, there is nothing to be afraid of, please just come in and talk to us.”