84 road deaths in 2017

Reports indicate that there were 84 road deaths in 2017. That is 9 more than in 2018. “It’s unfortunate that we had to end 2017 with a high number of road deaths. Road users are also responsible for traffic safety in 2018,” District Attorney Bibian Tjin Liep Shie told Times of Suriname. A 58-year-old woman is officially the last road death in 2017. She was a passenger in a car that flipped over along the Commissaris Thurkowweg at Meerzorg around 23:15 on Saturday. It is suspected that the driver lost control over the steering wheel. The woman died at the scene of the accident. The driver who was under the influence of alcohol was taken into police custody. A 50-year-old moped rider is the nation’s 83rd road death in 2017. He was run over by a car along the Welgedacht B-weg on Saturday. The district attorney urges all traffic participants to stick to the traffic rules and regulations. “Driving under the influence of alcohol not only puts your life in danger but those of others as well.”