Police Investigate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Pedestrians

Just before midnight on Friday, 12 September, police and other emergency services were dispatched to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision involving two pedestrians.

It was reported that the collision took place when the pedestrians were crossing the roadway pushing a trolley, when a white pick-up truck that was approaching on the main roadway collided with the pedestrians.

The impact of the collision resulted in one of the pedestrians being pronounced deceased at the scene of the incident by an attending physician. Emergency Medical Services attended the location, and the second pedestrian was transported to the hospital by ambulance, where he is currently being treated for serious injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, a 29-year-old man from Bodden Town, who remained at the scene, was breath tested and found to be over the limit. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI, and a sample of blood was requested and acquired at the hospital. He has since been released on bail pending further investigation.

Accident reconstructionists attended the location and conducted on-scene investigations. The road was closed for a period of time to accommodate their investigations and was later cleared with the assistance of the Cayman Islands Fire Service and the National Roads Authority.

The investigation of this fatal collision is ongoing, and police are seeking the assistance of anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward and provide information.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is being encouraged to call the Traffic and Roads Policing Management Unit at 649-6254 during business hours, or the George Town Police Station at 949-4222.