Driver of crashed car urged to contact police
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public to help them find the driver of a 1998 Silver BMW 520i sedan, registration number #146683, that was abandoned on Sea View Road in East End following what appeared to be a road collision. Police found the badly damaged car at around 10pm on Sunday, 2 April, situated on a blind bend and partially obstructing the eastbound lane.
The RCIPS said in a press release that no occupants were located at the scene and because of the dangerous manner in which the vehicle had been left, it was towed away. The driver is encouraged to attend the Bodden Town Police Station.
Anyone with information about the car or the crash that took place on Sunday evening is asked to call the Bodden Town Police Station at 947-2220. Anonymous tips can be provided to the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or the website.
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It’s entirely possible the car is stolen. Also possible the car was sold by someone leaving the island and purchaser didn’t want to pay to register it. Out in the real world the police would at least drag it to the side though.
“and because of the dangerous manner in which the vehicle had been left, it was towed away.”
yeah…please come to the station for a ‘chat’.
the police-cops around here are a joke…..and after jon-jon and wayne incident…they will never get my respect.
Buju? Biggs?
Don’t they know who the owner is or was the car stolen? I am wondering shst wa in the to cause them to abandon it?
That car is the Silver Hornet. The owner is none other than Jacques Clouseau aka Guy Gadbois. The driver was most likely Cato.
99% of the time they were intoxicated and covering their r@ss.
Leaving the scene < dui charges I guess.
one of the problems is you can make up an address for your registration/license. so maybe they have a name that is common and an address that doesn’t actually exist.
11.08pm You’re so right. I’ve actually pointed this out to a Law Officer as a reason the Bailiffs/RCIPS can’t locate persons. However he doesn’t make the rules. It’s up to the Govt to act. The DVDL needs to get access to the Lands & Survey system and only issue licenses to legitmate addresses and make drivers present their Passport for ID. They should also check the address W/Permit holders give them against WORC records to see if they match. This will eliminate some of the issues although some will still lie.
Sorry, this makes way to much sense. Much like the never implemented finger print data base.
The number of ghost cars here is staggering.
A stupid system that encourages abuse.
I guarantee that this driver will never be coming to collect his crapheap BMW.
The Golden Rule of vehicle ownership & logbook transfer is:
1. Don’t lend the thing to entitled twats who owe you nothing.
2. Sign over the logbook in-person at DVDL.
3. Sign over the logbook in-person at DVDL.
At least this time it wasn’t those darn moving power poles.
It was a darn moving ditch and boulders.
LOL
Only in Cayman can the Police not find the registered owner of a vehicle in seconds on a database. If the registered owned can’t or won’t confirm who was driving their car then there should be a legal process in place to deal with it.
Just more ineptitude from the RCIPS, Government and DVDL.
Read it again, they’re looking for the driver not registered owner.
It remains the legal responsibility of the registered owner, irregardless.
You mean ‘regardless’. Look it up, for future posts. :up:
I only did it to wind you up. Works every time. No need to loose your shit.
Or you can just use disirregardless, same thing
Yes, well, you are welcome to hunt down the departed expat who is now living in Vancouver, and who sold the car when they left Cayman to someone who hasn’t quite gotten around to transferring that title just yet.
Get back to us on how you are going to hold them responsible.
It wouldn’t matter. It would be up to the owner to TELL THE POLICE who the driver was. If not, they are legally responsible for it and will be punished.
That’s how it works in the real world at least.
Did the owner let someone else drive it or was it stolen? Sounds a bit strange.
How many people drive cars you own, and you don’t know who is driving them?
That’s the point. Why are t they looking for the owner. Vehicle not registered, maybe?
you are clueless. they would have tried to contact the registered owner right away.
it’s probably still registered to someone who left the island and sold it and whoever bought it didn’t transfer it so it’s still in the old owners name. happens all too often.
but of course, it’s easier to just blame the police like a dunce.
That still places blame on the registered owner of the vehicle. If they chose to be irresponsible and not complete transfer, they deserve to be charged with whatever crimes are associated with the vehicle.
ya, good luck with that.
how are you going to charge someone, or find them, if they don’t live in Cayman anymore?