Police arrested several drivers who appeared to be operating under the influence of alcohol, including a man exhibiting three times the legal limit, during operations Saturday in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.
An early morning collision in Cayman Brac resulted in two arrests, after one driver refused to supply a specimen to officers and another driver appeared to be under the influence, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
A 52-year-old man driving a Jeep and a 19-year-old woman driving a Honda collided around 2:20am on Cotton Tree Bay Road. The man refused to supply a specimen, resulting in his arrest, and the woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The woman was also treated for minor injuries at Faith Hospital.
Meanwhile in Grand Cayman, officers observed a driver on Cypros Road come to a full stop near Kennedy Drive. They approached the vehicle, which remained stationary with its lights on, and found a 52-year-old George Town man asleep behind the wheel. A roadside breath test found him to be three times over the legal limit for alcohol and he was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Earlier Saturday, around 1:50am, police responded to a single vehicle collision on South Church Street near Denham Thompson Way. When officers arrived, they say the driver had left the scene, but he was soon located nearby carrying a small bag.
“However, while speaking to officers he soon began behaving aggressively, making threats and damaging a phone belonging to one of the officers. In addition, officers detected the scent of alcohol on his breath,” RCIPS said.
The 24-year-old Bodden Town man was then arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident, DUI and damage to property.
After being placed in handcuffs, however, police say the man continued to act aggressively, injuring himself and an officer.
Police then searched the man’s bag and found suspected ganja. This led to further charges for suspicion of possession and consumption of ganja, threatening violence, disorderly conduct and assaulting police.
“These incidents serve as a reminder to the public to refrain from driving while under the influence of any alcohol or drugs,” said Superintendent Roje Williams in a press release.
“All of the drivers involved are now facing court proceedings and various potential penalties. However, it is only due to chance that their actions did not result in more serious and life changing consequences, such as serious injury to themselves and other road users or, in the worst case, lives being lost. As a community, we must urgently change our attitudes to driving under the influence if we are ever to see less carnage on our roads.”
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