Local woman killed in North Side crash
(CNS) Updated: Kimberly Bush (23) from George Town has been killed in what appears to be a single vehicle collision in North Side, police have confirm. Bush was a passenger in a silver BMW, which crashed on Rum Point Road at around 1am Wednesday morning. A 22-year-old woman from West Bay, who was driving the car has been arrested for causing death by dnagerous driving and DUI. She was admitted to, and remains in the George Town hospital with injuries sustained in the crash.
An RCIPS spokesperson said that a mobile police patrol had come across the car, which appeared to have come off the road while traveling east and crashed into a concrete wall. Officers said that Bush, who was trapped in the front passenger seat, was dead on their arrival.
Police said that the cause of the collision is now under investigation by uniformed officers from RCIPS Traffic Management Unit.
This is the fourth fatal crash in Cayman this year. Two men were killed in two separate collisions in Cayman Brac in January, and just one month ago a woman was killed in an accident on Shamrock Road near Spotts. In addition to the four people killed, a number of pedestrians were also badly injured on the roads during the first three months of the year.
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My condolences to Kimberly’s family. No parent should have to bury their 23 year old child.
We can point fingers at the police or anyone else but EVERY driver is solely responsible for his/her driving! And, unless and until drivers are held responsible / and I mean FULLY responsible for their actions / or lack of actions whilst they are behind the wheel of their vehicle this horrible and heart-breaking road carnage will continue and families will continue to bury loved ones.
Safe, responsible, sensible, respectful driving is the responsibility of the DRIVER, not the Police. And self-preservation is the responsibility of each person that gets in a car as a passenger. If we know that the person driving is not responsible, is tired and sleepy or is in anyway impaired be that by medication, alcohol, drugs, mental health etc etc then it is our responsibility to do one of a few things – take the keys from the driver; drive the car (if you not impaired), find someone to drive who is NOT impaired, call a parent or family member to come or call the police.
Responsibility people, responsibility is the bottom line and if applied, lives will be saved. Heart-ache, grief and unbearable loss will be avoided!
Another sad loss. RIP Ms. Bush and condolences to the family and friends
Thank you I am Kimberly’S little bro
Good point 7:28. BTW, since there has been no traffic department for the past few years, which RCIPS department oversees the officers I see on the roads with radar guns lay-waiting motorists?
Maybe if the RCIP would bring back the traffic department we would not see these fatalities or at least not so many. It’s like the “wild west” on these roads no one cares, no one follows speed limits or driving rules. I do not understand how we can possibly have around 300 officers and NO traffic department!! This is not rocket science, just place two cars in each district about 5 on the bypasses and just have them go up and down or better yet plant them stationary where everyone speeds. Police make money, government makes money and speeding/reckless drivers are stopped – enough said.
even cheaper. Put in speed cameras
great idea, except it would not work on the 20% of the population that tints or otherwise covers their license plates. Strangely, these are generally the same idiots that violate our traffic laws on a daily basis.
So sorry to hear about Kimberly’s tragic death. We feel for the family and will support you in any way possible. Our sincere condolences to all and we shall be praying for you in this difficult time for the family and close friends. Doris, Michel and the Lemay family
Thanks Michael for sending kind words. Everyone else felt to get on her and on this site and rant about this and that. A loved one is lost and few kinds words during this time is much needed. To everyone else I hope it never happens to you. There is no need to rant right now. A time and place for everything. May she rest in peace.
Nobody is ranting at this unfortunate woman’s actions, after all, she was the passenger and presumably the innocent victim of this dreadful accident. However, one cannot continue to bury ones head in the sand whilst seemingly incredible ‘accidents’ continue to take place involving single vehicles. It isn’t rocket science to come to the conclusion that this car wasn’t doing the speed limit, the damage and the resultant death testify to that. Speed, inexperience, a lack of road awareness and cell phones are the biggest culprits followed very closely by drink. if there is any blame it must be laid at the door of the authorities who consistently ignore dangerous driving and sub standard driver education and testing. But at the end of the day it is the driver who takes responsibility for safe driving.m
Don’t agree that the authorities are primarily responsible: anyone getting behind the wheel of a car is responsible for the manner and speed they drive at, whether there are police around or not. Equally, the time of this accident in such a low population area would not expect to see traffic police whether we had a traffic department or not. People need to take responsibility for the way they drive and their condition when they sit behind a wheel, and we need to hold them accountable for what they do.
Please read the full piece, it clearly says that the driver holds the ultimate responsibility. If you need to spend time disagreeing, then at least understand the the point that is being made.
Maybe you should stop assuming and know the facts before you post information u know nothing about…
Does this include the British woman that died in the UK after she crashed in EE?
That’s a different accident altogether. Not much was said about it but according to the reports from the coroner in the UK, her death was due to a medical surgery gone wrong.
First of all, no one knows the circumstances surrounding the accident so please have some respect for the families and their loved ones.
Yes, drives are maniacal and yes, it feels like the police do not do anything but not calling in and reporting crazy drivers only adds to the problem.
So much more can be done (ie proper driver education, cement barriers in the middle of the roads, better lighting, free non-alcoholic beverages for designated drivers) but why not offer solutions instead of berating.
I agree with you on this, however, it is quite a turn off to call in and report these crazy drivers, as the amount of interrogation that one has to go through, is quite a turn off. I for one no longer call the emergency number, but try to call a friend for further action. Maybe, they need to change their questioning technique for callers who only wish to see our roads remain safe for all to travel on. More lives may be saved in this manner.
Whilst the new black top is welcomed by sensible and competent drivers it has unfortunately become a high speed race track for the idiots who think travelling at break neck speeds makes them expert drivers. Until the RCIPS get a grip on the lunacy of both locals and tourists using Rum Point Drive as a drag strip then this sadly won’t be the last death. And Sunday’s are pure madness, speed and drink, what could possibly go wrong.
Only this morning an SUV over took me in the school zone (15 miles), in Bodden Town. I wrote down the license plate number but didn’t bother to call it in, because the police don’t bother to do do anything about the reckless speeding in school zones.
Dangerous driving and speeding is a very serious problem between Savannah and the east side of Bodden Town. We have almost been run off the road many times for obeying the speed limit and often pull over to let the idiots pass.. The school zones are the most dangerous areas. Please, RCIP, do something about this!
An the toll will keep rising until something is done about the abysmal driving on this island.