Tag: accident
Alwayne Hyatt, 22, laid to rest in Linstead
ALWAYNE WINROY HYATT, who is said to have worn his ‘Cool Breeze’ alias like a hand in glove, has been interred in a grave that partly replicates a motorcar. The replica conjured up memories of the crash, which claimed the life of the 22-year-old auto mechanic on the evening of April 13, 2021. The car,…
Bog Walk | Linstead woman identified as victim after bus plunges into river
Exclusive | Crash Victim buried amid grief, police order in Croft’s Hill
The police’s decision to abruptly stop a pre-burial ceremony for Dexton Brown, also called ‘Lloydie’, did not go down well with some mourners, who descended on San San square in Croft’s Hill, Clarendon, to pay their last respect to a man they loved. Brown, 60, died in a motor vehicle crash in Croft’s Hill on…
Guy’s Hill | Farmer killed in two-vehicle crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a farmer died in a two-vehicle crash at Devil’s Race Course in the Guy’s Hill area of St. Catherine this morning, June 5. The deceased is 55-year-old Alfred Lawrence from Bonnet district - also in the Guy’s Hill area. The JCF said: “Reports from the Guy’s Hill Police are…
Update: Room project starts for physically challenged higgler
Karone Tenderson from Sandy River district, located near Kellits in the Clarendon Northern constituency, is elated that construction of his room has commenced in his rural community. The building - comprising a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen - represents a significant improvement in living condition for the physically challenged youngster, who does not have a stable…
Beacon of the day | Young father risks life trying to save motorist in Bog Walk
Beacon of the day | Heroic taximan takes strangers to hospital… and stays with them
Dale Martin was transporting five passengers in his taxi on the afternoon of July 9 when he observed two vehicles that crashed moments earlier near Guanaboa Vale Police Station in St. Catherine. He jumped into action when his eyes caught two injured strangers - a crying mother and her bloodied daughter, who were traveling in…
Riversdale mourns tragic end
Relatives and friends of 19-year-old security guard Ricardo Stephenson are devastated by his tragic death yesterday morning (May 21) at Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine. Ricardo was employed to Securipro security company, and was based at the Seprod factory in Bog Walk. He graduated from Enid Bennett High School in Bog Walk in 2018….
St. Ann man dies in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers are investigating the death of a man on the Salem main road in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Sunday, March 15. Winston Wright, 58, from Salem in Runaway Bay, allegedly lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into an embankment. The JCF said: “Reports from the Runaway…
TRAGIC IRONY
UK man dies in Guy’s Hill
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 43-year-old Kevin Gordon from the United Kingdom died of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the Guy’s Hill main road in St. Catherine yesterday, February 6. It explained: “Reports from the Guy’s Hill Police are that, about 2:35PM, Gordon was driving when he allegedly lost control…
Men break down in tears for shoes vendor who died tragically
A number of men cried openly on Monday in Point Hill, St. Catherine, as they recalled being positively influenced by a well-known shoes vendor, Zachariah Brown, better known as Jill, Shoey and World Boss. Brown, a 70-year-old resident of Fairfield in the Point Hill area, died in hospital following a motor vehicle crash that transpired…
ST ANN: Two young men die in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two men have died as a result of injuries they received in a vehicular collision on Llandovery main road in St Ann. The deceased are 17-year-old Lenford Ashmead and 19-year-old Geovanni Forbes, both from Lewis district in the parish. The JCF said: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police…
Linstead resident among 2 killed in crash in St Mary
Kingston man dies in crash in St Ann
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a 20-year-old labourer died as a result of injuries he received in a motor truck crash at Mammee Bay in St. Ann yesterday, May 7. He is Joshua Daley from Rhona Walk in Delacree Park, Kingston 13. The JCF said: “Reports from the St. Ann’s Bay Traffic Division are…
Portland man dies in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a motor vehicle collision claimed the life of a man on St Georges Street in Buff Bay, Portland, yesterday, May 7. The deceased is Delroy Creary from Buff Bay. The JCF said: “Reports are that, about 2:45PM, Creary was riding a bicycle along the roadway when he was hit…
2 sisters among 3 killed in bike crash
Two sisters are among three people killed when the motorcycle on which they were travelling crashed into a wall on Oracabessa main road in St Mary this morning, May 5. The three are from Hamilton Mountain, St Mary. They are 16-year-old Simone Bryan 22-year-old Nicoda Bryan 36-year-old Rodolf Henry The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said:…
Cop dies in crash with truck; the second such incident this month
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said it is yet again saddened by the death of a police officer in a motor vehicle crash. Constable Clive Wedderburn, 33, died of injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident along the May Pen leg of the PJ Patterson Highway in Clarendon today, April 23. He lived at…
2 men die in crashes in St Elizabeth
Two men died in separate crashes in St Elizabeth within the last few days, said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The deceased in the first incident is 26-year-old farmer Patrick Masters from Cheapside district, Junction. The JCF stated that, about 8PM on Wednesday, April 17, Masters was driving a motorcycle on the Cheapside main road…
EWARTON: Car kills pedestrian
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man died as a result of injuries he received when he was hit by a motorcar along the Ewarton main road in St Catherine on Friday, April 19. He has been identified as 27-year-old Andre Brown from Cogheil Road in the Ewarton area. The JCF said: “Reports from…
UPDATE: Woman killed in crash with cop identified as Vanessa Johnson
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the woman who died in a motor vehicle crash this week has been identified as 25-year-old Vanessa Johnson, who was an unemployed resident of Barbican Road in Kingston. Johnson is the spouse of the policeman who was driving the ill-fated motorcar, which collided with a motor truck on Dam…
OCHO RIOS: Second man dies after crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed the death of the second man, who was injured in a nasty motor vehicle crash near Ocho Rios town centre in St Ann shortly before daylight today, April 14. Twenty-eight year-old Christopher Lake, who is pictured above, passed away at 9:14 this morning, said the JCF’s Corporate Communications…
Motorcyclist dies after crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a 25-year-old bearer died of injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident on the Sligoville main road in St Catherine on Wednesday, April 3. He is Oraine Brown from Grove Road, Kingston 10. Brown is pictured above. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that,…
TRELAWNY: Taxi driver dies in crash
A family is in grief after losing a loved one in the Duncans area of Trelawny shortly before 8 o’clock this morning, March 28. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 52-year-old taxi operator Linval Clarke, who was a passenger in an ill-fated motor vehicle, died as a result of injuries received in a crash. Clarke…
UPDATE: Biker hits head in deadly crash near Kellits, police note
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed The Beacon’s previous report that a fatal motor vehicle accident unfolded yesterday near Kellits in Clarendon, adding that the deceased is 48-year-old mason Fitz-Gerald Black. The deceased, also known as Shabba, is a resident of Rhoden Hall district near Kellits. He died of the injuries he received in…
ST ELIZABETH: Man dies in crash, another seriously injured
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 22-year-old mason Noel Facey from Springfield district, St Elizabeth, died in a motor vehicle collision on the Parrotee main road in the parish yesterday, March 19. It added: “Reports from the Black River Police are that, about 9PM, Facey was driving a grey Toyota Corolla motor car with a…
Motorcyclist dies in Clarendon
Thirty-year-old Shaun Shand from Scott’s district in Milk River, Clarendon, died of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Scott’s main road yesterday, March 19. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said: “Reports from the May Pen Police are that, about 5:30AM, Shand who was driving a black Ramco motorcycle allegedly lost control of…
Spanish Town woman dies in crash
Thirty-two-year-old Francine Coley from Adelaide Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine, died as a result of injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Barrett Street in Spanish Town yesterday, March 17. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that, about 1:40AM, the driver of a white Mazda…
Manchester: Stony Hill residents die in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has identified the three people killed in a motor vehicle collision on the Melrose Bypass in Manchester on Thursday, March 7. They are 25-year-old Osheen Wint who is pictured above, seven-year-old Daniella Wint, and 25-year-old Rojae Samuels - all from Stony Hill in St Andrew. The JCF said: “Reports are…