Woman killed in crash on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal single-car collision on Cayman Brac early Wednesday morning. The accident, which was reported at around 2:50am, involved a blue Honda Fit and happened on West End East Road. The driver, the only person in the car, was trapped inside and had to be extricated by the Cayman Islands Fire Service. She was taken to Faith Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The woman is the ninth person to lose their life on local roads this year. This crash follows two serious smashes on Grand Cayman over the weekend at a time when collisions are averaging more than 240 per month.
Police said the westbound lane of West End East Road remains closed as officers carry out investigations, and drivers are asked to avoid this area if possible and expect delays.
The RCIPS Traffic and Road Policing Unit’s accident reconstructionists are travelling to Cayman Brac from Grand Cayman to assist with the investigation. The unit is asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident or seen the vehicle in the area before the collision to contact the Cayman Brac Police Station at 948-0331.
Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via the Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777
or via the RCIPS website.
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The general public don’t seem to realise the length of time and paperwork involved in attending a motor vehicle accident. If it’s a fatal accident, it’s a lot longer. Chasing witnesses, getting statements etc., etc., so give the Traffic Officers a break people.
Statistically Isn’t cayman one of the safest places to drive? IMO The difference is, in most developed countries that I’ve lived in or visited, you don’t get a article in the press every time someone loses there life in a car accident. Kind of skews peoples perspectives for better or worse. Not saying that our standards can’t and shouldn’t be improved but Is the hyperbole in the comments really necessary?
No. Statistically Cayman is appaling. 9 deaths this year equals 13 deaths/100,000. Compare that to the UK, where people drive further and faster and the number is 2.8/100,000 or 1.6 deaths/100,000 for the first 7 months of the year. The same ratio holds true for non fatal accidents with Cayman 8 times worse than the UK.
Lol. No it’s not! Not even close.
Quite the opposite. Cayman road death rate similar to Honduras and Philippines, worse than Jamaica and, twice as bad as the US and almost 10 times as bad as Europe.
I feel particularly bad about this but do not know how it could have been stopped. I suppose if she was coming from a bar, a security guard could be mandatory, to take the guys away and call a cab.
Though I don’t consider that the women who lost her life to be one of those young speeders – there are the ones who speed and race and the ones who drink and drive- the young speeders are very scary. There is one in particular, a white car, maybe Honda, with a spoiler, that speeds past my house at an alarming rate. Would calling the cops do any good? I actually feel really bald for the kid’s mom…it’s gonna happen…
I followed a Honda Fit, light blue, rental plates, red and white sticker for some crappy rental company on the rear bumper. Dude driving it was smoking a blunt all the way from GT to Grand Harbour (I know because I was on a bike and could smell it). Only the high level brake light worked, which was operated on a regular basis as he was tailgating too.
This was rush hour. This is just one kind of car/driver we’re dealing with here. This is why we have so many crashes.
Drunks, stoners, speeders, unlicensed, banned etc they’re everywhere.
Two people think drug driving in unroadworthy vehicles isn’t a problem.
WTAF?
My condolences to the family.
Can we have a public vote on allowing Uber here please?
Id sooner drive myself dunk than rely on a stranger to get me home safe.
come see the rates they will be lol
we are going to fight for uber, win and then no one use it because of horrendous rates lol watch
It literally cannot be worse than the taxi mafia.
To the person who would rather drive ‘dunk’,, Uber and similar have a rating system for drivers and passengers. While not perfect, it allows people to reward good drivers and refuse bad ones.
Locally owned Flex provides a similar service.
but… it doesn’t.
Crime is stable and traffic fatalities are consistent as per the COP. Come on do we really have to continue with the COP, we police by consent and the people of the Cayman Islands are asking for a change.
There is no consequence to driving poorly in Cayman short of being involved in a crash.
Start at the 4 way stop. WRITE TICKETS!
Ticket people for failing to yield in roundabouts, running red lights, passing on a solid line.
No minor traffic offences EVER get punished and we are creating a generation of drivers who have no reason to follow the traffic rules.
Poor babies that lost their mother. 😢
Remove expats from island that get caught with no insurance,no license and/or drink drive. There is no excuse for letting someone stay who is willing to put other people at risk.
Didn’t take long for the ex-pat hysteria to rear its ugly head. She was married to a Caymanian, and they have two children. If you hate ex-pats so much, appeal to your government to change the immigration laws.
The Immigration laws are fine. It is the government’s refusal to enforce or even follow them that is the problem.
Very sad news. Another driver gone too soon.
Cars in Cayman are like guns in America. And the politicians will never do anything to stop the carnage.
The Crown controls law enforce and/or the lack thereof.
They are doing a shiddy job!
People have bitched about the police NOT enforceing traffic laws for years, with no response from the people responsible. Why? Maybe the people in the police department are just interested in getting the police department pay check and just don”t give a ratsazz about anything else! Is there anyone in the Cayman Islands who can make the police department great again? No ?????? Well, how about getting some real cops from Singapore!
Absolutely devastating for friends and family.
There seem to be a lot of one-car and of course multi car as usual accidents. Is it possible to have a reporter ask about heart attacks and their relevance to these accidents? Some very odd accidents this past 12 months or so, single cars just plowing off the road.
Not a bad idea. Also would be helpful to see a rundown as to how many of the drivers were driving with blood-alcohol levels above the legal limit.
Far more likely cause than heart attacks!
Here we go again. And this wasn’t the only serious accident last night either. How many people are going to have to lose their lifes before the cig take this seriously and make some real changes to address the current situation.
Suggestions are welcome. But let’s start with dismantling the taxi cartel and their exorbitant prices. Let’s establish a GENUINE public transport system. Let’s start hammering cell phone users, DUIs, speeders et al. Let’s have a proper and rigorous inspection system whereby we get 50% or more of these death traps off the road. Let’s get investigating the people who are handing out these bogus inspection certificates and jailing them. Let’s have some of these selfish ignoramuses on the road take a bit of responsibility for their actions.
Remove expats from island that get caught with no insurance,no license and/or drink drive. There is no excuse for letting someone stay who is willing to put other people at risk.
That is already the law. We just refuse to follow it. We are corrupt.
ignorant moron
CIG will never address the driving issue in Cayman as they don’t know how.
It’s really not difficult to make everyone pass a proper driving test but voters will never accept they are part of the problem so y’all will keep blaming expats and never deal with the issue.
So sad. How many people are going to lose their lives before all of us start driving responsibly? I
live in the middle of GC and by the time I go run an errand and get back home I am really stressed
out. I try to stay within the limits and how dare I think I can do that. Behind me there are the jackasses on my bumper, overtaking where they shouldn’t, swerving in and out of traffic, blowing their horns, arms flailing, mouths grimacing, looking like I am being cussed out because I am not driving fast enough for them. It is real scary out there! I believe government needs to partnership with private sector to implement proper a bus transport system, permanently take away the driver’s licenses for any serious infractions cause carelessly and illegally and stop allowing every work permit holder to operate a vehicle. With proper bus service – nice big clean buses- not these racing
mini buses- proficient drivers, bus stops with buses running on time more people will be able to move around in a more efficient and safe way. However government cannot do it all, each of us has to drive responsibly. We know better so do better.
In regard to this case, what would you suggest? Curfew? Nothing much good happens after 1:00 a.m., however we have free will. I don’t see what anyone could have done differently. If she had high alcohol count in her blood AND came from a bar, that bar is partially culpable. I don’t know of that happening.
I don’t see what CIG could have done differently to prevent this tragic accident.
One thing CIG could do is to provide the Brac with proper counselling/intervention services. As it stands, all we get is a counsellor who comes every week and prioritizes cases from probation and social services. Oh, and they want to do Zoom counselling and say that’s sufficient for every need. Not so. We need someone here who lives here and understands the culture and is available when help is needed and/or called for. CIG should be ashamed of itself.
CIG doesn’t care what happens to you! They just want more money!
The standard of driving on all 3 islands is atrocious. XXXX
Last night on the way home, I was passed by a pair of cars racing along Linford Pierson Highway. The speed limit sign showed 72MPH. Where was the traffic division? All along the roads from WB to BT there were racers running amok. Its no wonder people are dying with this level of insanity reigning with impunity.
Amateurs getting clocked at 72mph….all one needs to do is time their passing when a car on the inside lane is read by the machine you then fly by and the machine doesn’t pick you up….
They also need to be recalibrated as its off by a few mph.
You think you’re a pro avoiding “the machine” which doesn’t even record plate numbers.. I’d have lost my license by now.
I have timed each one of these signs and each one reads EXACTLY 1 MPH slower than my indicated speed on a GPS. All of them seem to be quite similarly calibrated.
The traffic division cops were probably called to deal with a minor fender bender or some foolishness.
If people stopped calling the Police for every little, teeny tiny accident, they would have more opportunity to be on the road looking for speeders and the like.
Sad