Police issued a “Wanted Person” poster for Don Edgar Lewis in connection with the January 2nd fatal hit and run death of Judith Price.
The teenager died Monday afternoon due to serious injuries she sustained after being struck by a white vehicle, shortly after leaving a private function.
Police, who allege that Miss Price was intentionally knocked down, have classified the death of the 17-year-old as the country’s first homicide of 2006.
The incident occurred in the Oakes Field area, shortly after midnight, according to police reports.
Photo Caption: Don Edgar Lewis
In their initial report of the incident, police said an 18-year-old man was walking with a group of persons in the Davis Street area when a white car pulled up alongside the group with four occupants inside.
Police say it was then that the teenager was struck by the vehicle, before the driver sped off. A short time later the driver returned alone and became involved in a verbal altercation with one of the persons nearby.
The driver reportedly turned the vehicle around, injuring three young women who were walking with the 18-year-old. The elder of the three girls, Judith Price, died from her injuries several hours later, around 4pm Monday.
Lewis’ last known address is Maxwell Lane and Farrington Road. He is a former resident of Nicholl’s Town, Andros.
Persons with any information about his whereabouts are asked to contact the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or 502-9941.
By: Tosheena Robinson-Blair, The Bahama Journal
