Dozens of tickets issued for multiple driving offences

Police efforts to curb bad driving across Grand Cayman have resulted in more than five dozen tickets being issued over the past long weekend, the majority of which were for speeding.

In a statement released by the RCIPS on Thursday 18 May, police said ‘Operation Borage’ continued with a renewed focus on the eastern districts, where officers demonstrated a “huge presence on our road ways”.

“[O]ver the past week, more than 65 tickets were issued in the Eastern District and just under half of those were issued for speeding,” said Police who also noted that “a significant amount of tickets” were also issued for vehicles with expired vehicle fitness and registration.

Although police did not say when the operation was officially launched, increased police presence became apparent in the days following an early morning single car crash that claimed the life of Channah Connor on 30 April.

Connor, aged 22, of Bodden Town was the most recent death on Cayman’s roads following a spate of fatalities, which included 38-year-old Abele Hiwet, who was killed in a hit-and-run collision on West Bay Road, 23-year-old cyclist Daniel McFarlane, who was also killed in a hit-and-run collision in March and 28-year-old Kieron Watler, whose motorcycle was hit on Walkers Road in April.

Now police say, since the operation was launched, they have noticed a difference in the manner in which drivers are operating on the streets.

“The officers observed that there was a noticeable improvement in the driving behaviour of the public and as a result there were minimal calls to service for vehicle collisions in the eastern districts,” said police.

Police say Operation Borage will continue into the foreseeable future and urge motorists to drive safely.