After clinging to life for the past 14 days on a “life support machine,” Ryan Benjamin,Cheap Jordan Sneakers Wholesale, the teenager who was struck from his bicycle by a pick-up on the Corentyne Coast,NFL Jerseys Cheap, has succumbed to his injuries.Benjamin, who was 14 years old, died in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Sunday.The teenager, from Number 44 Village, Corentyne, was struck down by a vehicle belonging to Region Six’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC) three Mondays ago.Since then, he has been a patient at the city hospital.Yesterday, the teen’s uncle, Leon Benjamin, told Kaieteur News that they received a call from the hospital around 05:00 pm on Sunday, informing them that the lad passed away.He said that the family was informed that the teen suffered from severe brain injuries,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, a broken nose,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, fractured hip, and other lacerations to his body.“I know he wouldn’t survive because his injuries were too much,Cheap NFL Jerseys 2017,” the teen’s uncle stated, adding that eyewitnesses told him that the lad was flung about 20 feet in the air before landing on the road.He said the most awful part was that the driver, who is said to be an engineer in Berbice, did not render any assistance to the teen but instead,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, he escaped. Police later apprehended him and he was placed on station bail a few days ago. Up to press time yesterday this publication was unable to determine whether the suspect was detained again.The boy’s mother, Babita Benjamin, told this publication that on August 6, her son went to a wedding house to call his father.On his way back, eyewitnesses confirmed that the teen was crossing the road when the pick-up struck him off his bicycle. He was rushed to Skeldon Hospital and was subsequently transferred to GPHC where he succumbed.“The Georgetown Hospital was really good, the services they offered are good. They didn’t give us a chance to complain,” Leon Benjamin said.
