Topic: drink driving
Police begin Easter road-safety operation
Police have launched a new road safety operation to try to tackle dangerous driving over the Easter period.
Opinion: Reducing Cayman’s road fatalities requires a collective responsibility
Guest columnist discusses ways the Cayman Islands can make its roads safer for all users and reduce the number of road fatalities.
Drink drivers slipping through the net
Rogue motorists may be getting away with drink-driving because of gaps in legislation and enforcement, a Compass open records investigation shows.
Legal risks loom for Cayman’s transportation apps
Drivers using ride-share and carpooling apps in Cayman could be exposing themselves to serious legal risk, an immigration lawyer has warned.
2025 Year in Review: Cayman aims for zero road fatalities by 2038
Cayman is hoping it will get to the end of 2025 with the death toll on the roads still at the six recorded by the start of December
More than 70 arrested in first week of police holiday-safety campaign
In the first week of Operation Winter Guardian, the police's annual holiday-safety campaign, more than 70 people have been arrested for a variety of offences.
Compass simulator ‘study’ shows perils of drink-driving
The Compass partnered with the Cayman Motoring Federation for a fun, if less than scientific, experiment on drink-driving.
Police commissioner promises clampdown on ‘abject driving’ in Cayman
Strong police action is needed to ‘force’ motorists to improve ‘abject’ national driving standards, Cayman’s most senior officer has acknowledged.
Road-safety lessons should start in childhood, police say
Efforts to cut the toll of death and injury on Cayman's roads should start in primary schools, police have said.
Counsellors: Early education key to cutting DUIs
Counsellors who lead court-mandated and private drink-driving rehabilitation sessions say the overwhelming feedback they get from attendees is "Why did no one tell us this before?".
Opinion: Driving me crazy
Cayman needs an innovative approach if it is to reduce high incidence of traffic accidents and facilities on its roads.
Uber has cut road deaths in US; could it do the same in Cayman?
Ride-sharing apps like Uber have had a significant impact in cutting late-night traffic accidents in US and UK cities and could do the same for Cayman, experts believe.
Driving the conversation: Compass series looks at chaos on the roads
Cayman's fatality rate from road accidents is among the highest in the developed world. A new Compass series looks at causes and solutions.
Drink-driving: Taxis and shuttles are the solution, says hospitality industry
There are many ways to tackle Cayman's drink-driving problem, says the hospitality industry, with more taxis and buses being a way for people to enjoy a night out without having to drive
Police superintendent says lower drink driving limit could cut road deaths
A senior Cayman police officer said the country's drink driving limit could be cut in a bid to tackle the "plague" of dangerous driving.
Motorbike rider fights for life after collision
A motorcyclist was fighting for his life on Monday after his machine was in a collision with another vehicle.
Hospital worker killed after being hit by car
A hospital worker struck by a vehicle while walking to work at Health City Friday evening was pronounced dead Saturday, police have confirmed.
Governor calls for more responsible drivers as DUIs hit 100
Governor Jane Owen has expressed concern that even in the face of stiffer penalties Driving Under the Influence remains an issue in Cayman with 100 people having been arrested for drink driving in the last five months.
4 arrested for DUI following crashes over weekend
Police arrested nine people on suspicion of DUI over the past weekend, including four who had been involved in collisions.
Operation Winter Guardian nets 150 arrests
Since the start of the month, 30 people have been arrested for DUI offences – with one driver having returned a reading of more than five times the new drink driving limit.
New drink-drive limit begins
Cayman’s stricter drink-drive limit has come into effect.
Government votes to lower drink-drive limit
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.
Driver arrested for DUI after 2-car collision
Police have arrested a 25-year-old woman, of Bodden Town, on suspicion of DUI and careless driving following a two-car collision on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway which temporarily closed the road on Wednesday night.
Cayman aims to cut legal drink-drive limit by a third
Cayman's drink-drive limit, currently one of the most lenient in the world, could be cut by one-third.
Premier: Cayman to lower DUI limits
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.
Nearly 250 car crashes recorded in December
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service says almost 250 vehicle collisions were recorded during its month-long road safety campaign in December.
Police make 10 DUI arrests over weekend
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service made 10 arrests for driving under the influence last weekend as part of its ongoing traffic enforcement operations.
Police: Driver’s blood-alcohol level 4 times legal limit after crash
A man who tested at nearly four times the legal limit for blood-alcohol content was arrested Saturday morning after a single-car crash.
BREAKING: Grand Court judge arrested
A judge of the Cayman Islands Grand Court was arrested Monday night on suspicion of drunken driving following a crash on West Bay Road.
Drunk driver gets two years for causing death of South Sound jogger
Donovan Lloyd Kellyman, 26, was sentenced on Thursday to two years imprisonment for causing death while driving under the influence of alcohol. The person whose death he caused was Marcia Donaldson, 46, who was jogging on South Sound Road close to the junction with Old Crewe Road. The incident occurred around 4:15 a.m. on April 25, 2015.
Drunk driver gets two years for causing death of South Sound jogger
Donovan Lloyd Kellyman, 26, was sentenced on Thursday to two years imprisonment for causing death while driving under the influence of alcohol. The person whose death he caused was Marcia Donaldson, 46, who was jogging on South Sound Road close to the junction with Old Crewe Road. The incident occurred around 4:15 a.m. on April 25, 2015.
EDITORIAL – Clink, clink; Drink, drink; Wink, wink
According to police data on traffic offenses, the number of charges for DUI (that is, “drink driving”) declined by 36 percent in 2015, compared to the previous year. Let’s be honest. The DUI numbers can be virtually anything we choose them to be.
