Cyclist injured in another hit-and-run
(CNS): A man cycling along Shedden Road was injured when he was struck by a white car last night near to the junction of Mary Street in central George Town. At around 10:15pm the driver of the car, which police said could have been a two-door Honda Prelude, came from behind the cyclist but after knocking him down left the scene and headed west. The cyclist, who had visible injuries to his arms and legs, attended the hospital on his own and was later discharged. Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down and locating the vehicle and driver involved in this incident.
While this cyclist has escaped serious injury, just four weeks ago Ignacio “Nacho” Kirzner (21) was killed on his bike when he was heading to work by a hit and run driver on North Church Street. Krizner was one of several people killed or badly injured in hit-and-runs and collision between cars and cyclists on local roads in the last few years.
Anyone with information about this latest hit-and-run is encouraged to call the George Town Police Station at 949-4222. Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via their Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via website.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously via the Miami-based call centre of Crime Stoppers at 800-8477(TIPS), or online.
I heard this was targeted and deliberate.
Buju mussa back again!
as a native i feel there may be serial killers in this country? too many breaking law and unsolved murders?
Nothing to see here. Move along.
I’m so sick of reading about this happening. It’s not happening less, it’s happening more which means the traffic cops need to be more active. Pulling over any person violating the law and handing out fines and if they don’t pay than public service (cleaning up trash on the beach or the road side) if they don’t show up for that, jail.
It is astounding that a territory which derives so much income from tourism has such appalling and non-existent cycling infrastructure. As a tourist destination, Cayman is smaller and more expensive than many others. Aside from excellent diving, one of the ways that Cayman stands out is that the tourist experience is not limited to all-inclusive compounds with concertina wire and armed guards. But for tourists who want to get out and around, and see the island in the intimate way that only a bicycle allows, it takes a steel temperament.
The premier should certainly understand this well enough, as he jets off to the Mediterranean coast of France for a bike ride.
Developing a better cycling culture makes sense in so many ways for an island that is always one economic disruption away from a total lack of fuel.
I hate to say this but I think it’s time for cyclists to find some other road to ride on other than the main road. It’s a crying shame the heartless acts these scumbags are committing and in some cases getting away with them. I’m not against cyclists riding on the main road by any means, in fact I’m one myself. But in reality it’s just too dangerous nowadays. P.S to the scumbag who did it, I hope you rot in hell!
Scum.
How do these people live with themselves….they leave fathers, brothers, mothers, sisters to die on the side of a road to avoid an inconvenience.
Riding a bike on these roads is suicide.