Tag: DUI

2022 terrible year for fatal road crashes

2022 terrible year for fatal road crashes

| 17/04/2023 | 59 Comments

(CNS): With fifteen lives lost on the roads last year, 2022 was the worst year for fatalities since police began publicising officials statics on traffic collisions. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Police Commissioner Derek Byrne described the tragic loss of life as a “red flag for all of us”, both police and drivers, […]

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Police tackle drinking and driving over weekend

Police tackle drinking and driving over weekend

| 14/02/2023 | 33 Comments

(CNS): Police officers arrested eight people for DUI on Friday night and just one more person over the weekend. However, the RCIPS press release indicates that two of the men arrested were in the same vehicle and it was apparently unclear which was the driver. In an effort to evade a checkpoint on the West […]

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Suspected drunk drivers in head-on smash

Suspected drunk drivers in head-on smash

| 16/08/2022

(CNS): Two drivers escaped largely unscathed following a major head-on crash on Shamrock Road near Starapple Drive and Midway Close in Savannah last week. But drivers were both arrested on suspicion of DUI. Police are still investigating the collision, which happened at around 1:30am on Thursday, 11 August, involving a Gold Honda and a Silver […]

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Alarming number of speeders on local roads

Alarming number of speeders on local roads

| 15/08/2022 | 178 Comments

(CNS): As Cayman marks the grim milestone of a dozen road deaths this year, the police are appealing to drivers to slow down and stop drinking. The RCIPS is urging motorists to engage in safe driving over weekends and in bad weather, as the number of fatal collisions this year climbs. Aleiny Reve Villegas (20) […]

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One man killed in early morning road crash

One man killed in early morning road crash

| 26/05/2022

(CNS) UPDATED: A 41-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the West Bay Road that happened at around 4:00 Thursday morning by the Ritz Carlton hotel at the junction of Safehaven Drive. Police said that the driver of a Honda Civic died after he was trapped in the car following a collision with […]

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RCIPS holiday safety campaign off to a bad start

RCIPS holiday safety campaign off to a bad start

| 08/12/2021 | 76 Comments

(CNS): Traffic cops were called to twenty road smashes over the weekend, including one in which a person was killed and several others badly injured, as the RCIPS holiday safety campaign got off to a bad start. The extension of Operation Quaker into the festive season is a key component of the overall Christmas campaign […]

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Cops called out to 16 crashes over weekend

Cops called out to 16 crashes over weekend

| 27/10/2021 | 45 Comments

(CNS): Police officers were called out to 16 road collisions over the weekend as the RCIPS relaunched its road safety campaign, Operation Quaker, focusing on nighttime speeding and DUI. Only two people were arrested for drinking and driving, while 12 speeding tickets were issued and another two dozen tickets were issued for other traffic offences. […]

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Cops switch focus to night speeders

Cops switch focus to night speeders

| 21/10/2021 | 115 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS road safety enforcement campaign, Operation Quaker, is resuming tomorrow with a new target in mind: night time speeders. From Friday, traffic cops will shift the focus of the traffic operation to people speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol after dark. The police said this is when and why most serious […]

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Drunk driver mows down men on porch

Drunk driver mows down men on porch

| 17/10/2021

(CNS): A 26-year-old man from West Bay was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a breathalyzer test found that he was more than two times over the limit when he mowed down two people sitting outside a home in the district on Thursday night. Police said that at about 11:20pm police and emergency service were […]

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Rogue drivers cause 40 weekend smashes

Rogue drivers cause 40 weekend smashes

| 13/08/2021 | 58 Comments

(CNS): Last weekend traffic cops arrested eight people on suspicion of DUI, one for being in charge of a vehicle whilst under the influence of alcohol and two for driving while disqualified. According to the police “just under 35 tickets” were issued, largely for speeding and illegal tint, and officers responded to almost 40 crashes […]

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Brunch focus nets just nine drunk drivers

Brunch focus nets just nine drunk drivers

| 30/06/2021 | 84 Comments

(CNS): Operation Quaker, the RCIPS’ latest road safety and enforcement campaign, focused on drivers leaving Sunday brunch events this weekend, which resulted in just nine people arrested for driving under the influence. Officers at road blocks and on patrol also issued 54 speeding tickets and dealt with 27 other traffic offenses, such as using a […]

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