Taxi driver warned for prosecution over fatal St Ann crash
Published:Thursday | October 8, 2020 | 9:18 AM
A 75-year-old taxi operator was warned for prosecution following a fatal crash that claimed the life of a woman on the Dunn’s River main road in St Ann.
The deceased has been identified as Donnette Smith of Steer Town in the parish.
The police report that about 3:30 p.m.on Monday, a Toyota Corolla driven by the elderly man with Smith aboard was heading towards Ocho Rios when, on reaching a section of the roadway, the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a Toyota Axio motorcar travelling in the opposite direction.
They were assisted to hospital where Smith was pronounced dead on arrival and the driver treated.
Investigations are ongoing.
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