Topic: blood alcohol

Police Commissioner Kurt Walton has opened an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the failed retrieval of a blood sample from Minister Dwayne Seymour following his collision last week.

Border Control Minister Dwayne Seymour's blood alcohol content was not tested, following his collision with an excavator last week, police have confirmed.

Police say only one person has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol since the DUI limits were lowered last week.

Lawmakers on Monday unanimously voted to pass a bill that will reduce Cayman's drink-drive limit by a third to help curtail what Attorney General Samuel Bulgin described as "carnage" on local roads.

Cayman's drink-drive limit, currently one of the most lenient in the world, could be cut by one-third.

The government is considering lowering the blood-alcohol level for drivers in the Cayman Islands, which currently has one of the highest limits in the world.