Speeding linked to two fatal crashes within 24 hours
Published:Sunday | February 23, 2025 | 12:05 PM
Two men, both in their 30s, lost their lives in the last 24 hours after they were thrown from their cars in separate crashes that have been linked to speeding.
The names of the men, ages 31 and 34, have not been released by the police.
The first crash occurred along the PJ Patterson Highway in St Catherine at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The driver of a Honda motor car was reportedly “traveling at a high rate of speed” when he lost control of the vehicle before it crashed into the guardrail to the left of the roadway, a police report said.
He was thrown from the vehicle and later died at a hospital.
The second crash occurred about 1 a.m. today along New Holland main road in St Elizabeth.
The police report that the car was “traveling at a high rate of speed” when the driver lost control.
It reportedly veered to the left of the roadway and crashed into a tree along the left side of the road.
The force of the crash caused the driver to be thrown from the vehicle.
At least 54 people have died in 49 fatal crashes just 54 days into 2025, according to the latest figures from the Island Traffic Authority (ITA).
However, road deaths are down 12 per cent compared with the similar period last year.
Private motor car drivers account for 17 per cent of road fatalities so far this year, according to the ITA figures.
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