Tag: traffic offences
156 crashes recorded during two-week safety campaign
(CNS): The RCIPS wrapped up the 15-day road safety campaign, Operation Clyro, on Monday, during which traffic officers responded to a whopping 156 collisions. Tickets were issued to 422 drivers with unlicensed vehicles and 278 for speeding, including 15 drivers of heavy equipment vehicles. Another 34 tickets were given to people using a mobile phone […]
Traffic cops begin another targetted road crackdown
(CNS): The RCIPS Traffic and Roads Policing Unit launched a new road safety campaign on Monday, which will last until Sunday, 7 July. Traffic police will conduct high-visibility initiatives and traffic enforcement across the islands, focusing on persistent road safety offences and poor driving behaviour, including speeding, DUI, inconsiderate and distracted driving. As Cayman continues […]
Crashes increased 11% in 2023 but death toll fell
(CNS): Fewer people were killed on the roads in the Cayman Islands in 2023 than in 2022, but the number of collisions increased by around 11%, with police recording an average of 61 crashes per week. According to statistics released by the RCIPS this week, nine people died on the roads last year compared to […]
Police attend 139 crashes during Easter operation
(CNS): During the RCIPS Easter road safety campaign, between 22 March and 5 April, police officers attended 139 road collisions, three of which were major crashes causing the death of two drivers. Two men working on the Linford Pierson Highway were also hit by a speeding car. Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks said that officers issued […]
Driver arrested for DUI after Friday night crash
(CNS): A 25-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving without a licence and driving without insurance following a crash on Rex Crighton Boulevard, east of Norfolk Drive, on Friday night at around 8:20pm. According to a police press release, the man was driving a black Honda […]
Traffic cops dish out speeding tickets over holiday weekend
(CNS): The RCIPS issued dozens of speeding tickets and other traffic citations over the National Heroes holiday weekend, 19-23 January, in the Eastern Districts of Grand Cayman and on Cayman Brac. Following Operation Winter Guardian, the seasonal road safety campaign at the end of last year, the RCIPS is continuing enhanced traffic enforcement with Operation […]
Rental unit overcrowding fuels parking chaos
(CNS): As Cayman’s population growth continues unchecked and its infrastructure creaks under the pressure, the police are trying to deal with one of the resulting stress points: unsafe parking due to overcrowded accommodation. The RCIPS said it has been receiving complaints of vehicles blocking public roadways and making it unsafe for pedestrians and motorists to […]
Increasing tenant density stirs up concerns
(CNS): RCIPS Community Officers have been working with the residents of Windsor Park to address community concerns about derelict vehicles, illegal parking, stray dogs, drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. Police said the increase in multi-tenant housing means more cars and very little parking, which is leading to headaches for residents. These issues have been causing […]
Police crackdown cuts crashes in Eastern Districts
(CNS): Operation Borage is beginning to have the desired effect, the RCIPS has said, and the traffic unit’s crackdown has reduced collisions and the number of illegal bikes on the road and has improved the overall rate of offences and bad driving in the Eastern Districts. Over the holiday weekend, the police had “a huge […]
Traffic cops focus on speeding in Eastern Districts
(CNS): Police issued 50 speeding tickets last week during Operation Borage, the RCIPS’s latest clampdown on rogue drivers, focussing on the Eastern Districts, where residents have raised concerns with the traffic police about dangerous driving, especially at weekends. The enforcement operation also led to an undisclosed number of tickets issued for other offences.
No major crashes or crime during Easter break
(CNS): There were fewer than 30 minor collisions on Cayman’s roads over the Easter weekend and no major incidents of violent crime, burglaries or theft from campsites, according to the RCIPS. While 27 drivers were ticketed for speeding and another 21 were prosecuted for driving with expired registration or unlicensed vehicles, just five drivers were […]
