A 28-year-old man has been arrested for the hit and run on Cayman Brac that landed one man in hospital on Boxing Day.

Police, in a brief update on the investigation on Thursday afternoon, said that man, also of Cayman Brac, was arrested around 3:30pm Wednesday in Grand Cayman.

He was processed at Cayman Islands Detention Centre and was subsequently bailed pending further investigations, police said.

Last week, police recovered a white Honda Fit car that was used in the incident which occurred shortly after 7:30pm, on Tuesday, 26 Dec., on West End Road East on Cayman Brac.

It had been reported that the victim was leaving an establishment with a friend and, while crossing the road, was struck by the white car.

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The driver left the scene.

Police said the victim was taken to Faith Hospital to receive treatment for his injuries, and he has since been released.

The car was recovered on Saturday, 30 Dec., at a commercial premises in West End.