Tag: hit and run
Fire officer acquitted in hit-and-run case
(CNS): A magistrate has thrown out the charges against senior fire officer, John Bodden, for a hit-and-run in 2015, for which he was accused of colliding with two brothers who were crossing the street on a bicycle and fleeing the scene. One of the boys, who was just 14 at the time, sustained a fractured […]
Tibbetts to serve 3½ months for fatal hit-and-run
(CNS): The immigration officer convicted of killing Donnie Ray Connor in a hit-and-run on the Linford Pierson Highway in April last year will serve just three and a half months in jail after the judge gave him more than four months credit for the time he served on bail under curfew on an electronic monitor. […]
Fatal hit-and-run driver may walk free
(CNS): Nicholas Tibbetts (25), who was convicted earlier this year of killing Donnie Ray Connor in a hit-and-run on the Linford Pierson Highway in April last year, has a nervous overnight wait to see if he will serve any time in jail at all. Following the delivery of a sentencing judgment by visiting judge Dame […]
Cyclist seriously injured in hit-and-run
(CNS): A cyclist remains in hospital receiving treatment for serious injuries following a hit and run late Friday night in George Town, Police said Monday. They believe the man was hit by a silver Honda Accord that had crashed into a concrete wall sometime after knocking the victim off his bike. Police said they received […]
Woman denies killing passenger in Rum Point crash
(CNS): Anastasia Watson (23) pleaded not guilty Friday to causing the death by dangerous driving of Kimberly Bush (23) in a crash in North Side last year. Watson was driving a silver BMW in the early morning hours of Wednesday 15 April on Rum Point Road when it came off the road and crashed into […]
Still no arrests in case of cyclist’s death
(CNS): Police said Tuesday that no one has been arrested in connection with the death of Anthony Moore (34), who was killed on 30 April. Moore is believed to have been riding a silver and black mountain bike (Pacific 8000) before he was found dead on Hirst Road, Savannah, in the very early morning hours […]
Savannah man killed in hit and run
(CNS) Updated Sunday afternoon: Police have now named the cyclist who was killed by a hit and run driver on Hirst Road in the vicinity of Butterfly Circle, in one of two road crashes early Saturday morning. He was Anthony David James Moore (34), of Newlands, Savannah. In a separate incident but shortly afterwards, just […]
Lawyer denies GBH and dangerous driving
(CNS): A Cayman-based corporate lawyer pleaded not guilty Friday to two charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm and one of dangerous driving when he appeared in the Grand Court. Simon Courtney (49) is accused of mowing down two tourists in January when he mounted the pavement near to Villas of the Galleon and the Ritz-Carlton […]
Drivers face licence loss over school zone speeding
(CNS): The penalties for speeding in a 15mph school zone when the lights are flashing will soon cost motorists their driver’s licence. Government has agreed to up the ante on the punishment, which is currently a fine of $200. The decision came following a private member’s motion brought by East End MLA Arden McLean in the […]
Hit and run case against senior fire fighter adjourned
(CNS): The acting fire chief who was suspended from his job last month after he was arrested and later charged in connection with a hit and run in January made his first appearance in the traffic court Tuesday. Dressed in casual clothes, John Bodden remained silent during the brief appearance when the case was adjourned […]
Fire boss charged in hit and run
(CNS): John Bodden, who was suspended from his temporary position as acting chief fire officer last month following his arrest in connection with a hit and run in Savannah, has been charged. Police said the 47-year-old Bodden Town man was charged on Thursday afternoon with careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, using a vehicle […]
